Autopilot

Autopilot is a driver-assistance technology developed by Tesla that uses sensors and software to help steer, accelerate, and brake a vehicle on certain roads. It is also a term used by Microsoft for an always-on AI agent that assists with tasks like coding.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to ongoing investigations and reports linking Tesla's Autopilot system to multiple fatal crashes.

Latest on Autopilot

• Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot
• Microsoft’s new Copilot app adds coding and an always-on Autopilot agent
• Tesla’s record month: 4 fatal Autopilot and Full Self-Driving crashes
• Tesla Autopilot was on in I-35 crash that killed its driver
• Data confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in crash that killed a mother, passerby saved her baby
• A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, record confirms Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on
• the vehicle was on Autopilot when it left a residential road in Katy, Texas, crashed through a brick wall, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside the home

Connections

12 entities linked to Autopilot across the news graph.