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Issue 269 - Cybertruck, behind the wheel view

Cybertruck

Model Y

Tesla Model Y vehicles are now shipping with Autopilot hardware 4.0 📷
The Not a Tesla App has discovered on the inventory page that Tesla is now selling Model Y cars equipped with HW4. The main upgrades in HW4 include higher-resolution cameras and wider-angle cameras on repeaters.

 

Software

Tesla and Uber team up for battery-based trip assignments
Tesla drivers driving Uber can now link their cars to the Uber app, introducing a feature that assigns rides based on the vehicle's remaining battery range. This integration aims to prevent drivers from receiving trips they wouldn't be able to complete without a charging stop. To enable this, drivers must connect their Tesla to the Uber app and agree to share their battery level.

Auto wipers are still using a single camera, single frame
Responding to tweets from my buddies Teslalino and Lars from TodosElectricos, who voiced complaints about the unreliable automatic wipers, Elon stated that this is one of the last neural nets that need to be updated to surround video. I hope Tesla implements this soon, or at least allows us to disable auto-wipers while on Autopilot.

 

FSD Beta

• Improved control and smoothness: Enhanced geometry and topology of lanes and road edges have improved road feature perception, aided by a larger training set and an updated lane guidance module.
• Enhanced detection and assertiveness: Lane-guidance inputs now improve long-range roadway feature detection, while assertiveness in safely crossing pedestrians and precision in vehicle detection has been increased.
• Reduction in interventions and errors: A new framework reduces interventions by anticipating lane intrusions, while more training videos have lessened false slowdowns and improved recall for object partial lane encroachment, high yaw-rate cut-in, and cut-out.

New Paint

• AEB: Automatic Emergency Breaking
• FSD: Full Self-Driving

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