Autonomous Vehicle News
In EV News: No Plaid+ From Tesla, Self-Driving CarsJust last week, a new Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S Plaid ran a record-breaking time of 9.247 seconds, reaching a top speed of 152 mph. The major difference between the Plaid and the Plaid+ was the range on a single charge. The Plaid version is expected to have a range of 390 miles, while the Plaid+ was planned to have a range of 520 miles. Elon Musk’s prediction that an autonomous Tesla robotaxi would be available by 2020 has not proven to be true. The lowest level is skill-based (keep the car in its lane), followed by rules-based (stop at a Stop sign), knowledge-based (is a partially covered Stop sign still a Stop sign?