Tesla recalls 50,000 cars that disobey stop signs in self-driving mode

The “rolling stop” feature introduced by Tesla in October meant that cars rolled past stop signs instead of stopping, as many states require by law Technology 3 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A Tesla Model S in autopilot mode Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 50,000 cars in the US because … Read more

NASA’s gamma-ray observatory is in safe mode after a possible wheel failure

A visualization of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.  (Image credit: NASA) NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has temporarily stopped its science observations while the mission team investigates an issue. On Tuesday night (Jan. 18), the observatory, a gamma-ray hunting space telescope originally called the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer, went into safe mode and paused all … Read more

NASA’s InSight Mars lander awakens from ‘safe mode’ after Red Planet dust storm

A NASA spacecraft has safely emerged from a precautionary “safe mode” after an intense Martian dust storm. The solar-powered InSight lander, which is designed to study the interior of Mars, entered safe mode to save power on Jan. 7; it went back to “more normal operations” by Jan. 19, the mission said in a Twitter … Read more