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The wireless update of vehicles to Version 7.0 of Tesla software enabled properly equipped cars to steer, switch lanes, and manage speed on its own. A number of Tesla drivers immediately took to the road to test the limits of Autopilot—taking their hands fully off the wheel and seeing how far the car could drive itself down highways, country lanes, and suburban streets.
That led to dangerous situations and near accidents, as evidenced by videos made by drivers (while driving) and posted to YouTube.
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Drivers Pushing Tesla’s Autopilot Beyond Its Abilities
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(Score: 1) by Spamalope on Thursday October 29 2015, @02:06PM
Can I just get an auto-park Valet? I get out at the front door when it's raining, the car parks and comes back when I signal with an app? It'd be perfect for concerts and sports games. The car could go find distant cheap/free parking, and not clog up lots near the venue.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2015, @02:41PM
That sort of car already exists: It's called taxi.
(Score: 2) by ese002 on Thursday October 29 2015, @11:30PM
Taxi's are only available when it both profitable and convenient for the driver. Even when available, "profitable" often means expensive for the passenger.
A car that is always at the beck and call of the owner is not a taxi but a private car with a chauffeur. Wealthy people have had them for nearly as long as there have been cars. Keeping a chauffeur on staff is useful but very expensive, too expensive for most, hence the interest in achieving the result through automation.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2015, @09:01PM
Audi already does this.
Search Youtube for 'audi self parking'. Videos started posting a couple of years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt20UnkmkLI [youtube.com]