---
title: "Tesla Autopilot 8 Is Here and Formula E Is Coming to Brooklyn: Your Week In Car Tech"
description: "The Drive looks back at the most important news in automotive technology."
date: "2016-09-23"
modified: "2016-09-23"
authors:
  - name: "Aaron Brown"
    job_title: "Staff Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-brown"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/5310/tesla-autopilot-8-is-here-and-formula-e-is-coming-to-brooklyn-your-week-in-car-tech"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Electric Cars"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "self-driving cars"
  - "Tesla"
---

# Tesla Autopilot 8 Is Here and Formula E Is Coming to Brooklyn: Your Week In Car Tech

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*This is* The Drive*'s newest recurring roundup,* *Your Week In Car Tech. It's y**our place to find the most vital automotive technology news floating around the industry.*

### [Formula E Racing Is Coming to Brooklyn](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/5282/formula-e-to-race-on-brooklyns-waterfront>)

The FIA confirmed on Wednesday that the electric, open-wheel racing series will be coming to the Brooklyn waterfront in July 2017.

### [Chinese Hackers Remotely Compromise the Tesla Model S](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5263/chinese-hackers-seized-control-of-the-tesla-model-s>)

Hackers in China found a vulnerability with the Tesla Model S that allowed them to break into the car's systems when the vehicle was connected to Wi-Fi. Once they were inside the car's computers, the hackers were able to fiddle with to the car's brakes, wipers, door locks, mirrors, and other parts.

### [Apple Is Probably Maybe Not Buying McLaren](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5272/apple-may-be-in-talks-to-buy-mclaren>)

The automotive world collectively gasped on Wednesday when the *Financial Times* reported Apple was in talks with McLaren about buying the British sports car company. McLaren later confirmed to *The Drive* that it "is not in discussion with Apple in respect of any potential investment." Your guess is as good as ours.

### [U.S. Government Makes Progress With Self-Driving Car Regulations](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/5254/heres-how-the-federal-government-will-regulate-autonomous-vehicles>)

The U.S. government explained [its current position on self-driving car regulations](<https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/technology/self-driving-cars-guidelines.html?_r=0>) [on Monday](<https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/technology/self-driving-cars-guidelines.html>). Read [*The Drive*'s](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/5254/heres-how-the-federal-government-will-regulate-autonomous-vehicles>) [full report on the news here](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/5254/heres-how-the-federal-government-will-regulate-autonomous-vehicles>).

### [Chevy Announces Official Bolt Pricing](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5265/the-chevy-bolt-will-start-at-29-995-after-uncle-sams-tax-credit>)

Chevrolet announced on Tuesday that its soon-to-be-released electric hatchback, the Bolt, will start at $29,995—after the federal government's $7,500 tax break for EV buyers. And if you live in a state like Colorado that offers additional tax benefits, you could save thousands more.

### [Tesla Rolls Out Autopilot 8.0](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/5286/alex-roy-tests-teslas-autopilot-8-part-1>)

Tesla began sending out over-the-air updates to its cars on Wednesday night. A major component of the upgrade was the updated Autopilot technology, which Tesla is calling Autopilot 8.0. The system has several new safety features integrated to help prevent overly-confident Tesla drivers from relying too much on their almost-self-driving car's computer while behind the wheel.

## Author
Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross.

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