The American manufacturer of electric cars Tesla has released an update to the software of their vehicles that enables cars have a way “autopilot”.
The car will not be totally independent, but the new software makes car Model S and the new Model X can “automatically be guided by a road , change lanes and adjust the speed in response to traffic “around them.
The chairman of Tesla, Elon Musk, said the autopilot mode is designed to increase the confidence of the driver.
But Musk added that drivers who adopt the new software, available in North America starting this Thursday, should be cautious in using the program.
“We hope that (the car) not run over pedestrians. (The software) must cope well with them, “said Musk for journalists.
The president of the Tesla already clarified that if the car is involved in an accident, the driver will still be held accountable.
“The driver can not abdicate responsibility. This will come at some point in the future, “he said.
The information on the use of new software in other regions of the world will be updated in the coming weeks, subject to approval and regulations.
The new Tesla software uses a combination of cameras, radars, sensors and mapping data to determine the car’s position and how to be browsing
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When the car reaches the destination, you can scan the available space and park alone.
Unlike Google projects, aimed at a fully autonomous vehicle, the Tesla’s plan is to gradually make the software take over functions previously the driver.
Currently, there are limitations on what software, according Musk, will be resolved.
“If there is a lot of snow It will be harder this to work, so you better be cautious. Essentially it is as a person – as a person can find out what route should get. Over time, it will be better than a person, “he said.
” In the long run will be much better than a person. Never gets tired, never drinks anything, he is never arguing with someone else in the car. Has no distractions. “
Other car makers such as BMW and Volvo, are also developing and implementing functions that grant degrees of autonomy to their cars.
And the car fully Automated Google already covered more than 1.6 million kilometers, mostly in California
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