autopilot
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Tesla's Autopilot has come under scrutiny recently, after a driver using the system was killed when his Model S hit a white tractor-trailer. More details have emerged from the accident, with investigators revealing the car was traveling 9 mph over the posted limit at the time of impact.
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Tesla Autopilot has won plenty of fans since it was first installed, but it's not perfect. The system's youth has been brought into sharp focus by an accident in Florida, where a driver using Autopilot was killed when his Model S hit a white tractor-trailer as it crossed the highway.
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Tesla's latest over-the-air update has given owners the ability to "summon" their cars from the garage, as well as giving cars the ability to park themselves in the garage.
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A startup spun out of the University at Buffalo hopes to sell preemptive marine autopilot systems to small and mid-size recreational boat owners, with an eye towards a future with self-driving boats.
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The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced that it is in the process of fitting out its fleet of F-16 fighters with a NASA-developed system, that has the potential to save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars by preventing aircraft crashes due to pilot error.
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DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program is aimed at producing a drop-in automated flight control system designed to make the pilot's life simpler while reducing the size of flight crews.
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The Micro Aerial Vehicle Laboratory at the TU Delft faculty of Aerospace Engineering is claiming to have created the of the world's smallest autopilot module. The team's goal is to eventually create MAVs Micro Aerial Vehicles small enough to fit into your pocket.