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on Friday July 10 2020, @07:39AM
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Tesla 'very close' to full self-driving, Musk says:
Tesla will be able to make its vehicles completely autonomous by the end of this year, founder Elon Musk has said.
It was already "very close" to achieving the basic requirements of this "level-five" autonomy, which requires no driver input, he said.
Tesla's current, level-two Autopilot requires the driver to remain alert and ready to act, with hands on the wheel.
But a future software update could activate level-five autonomy in the cars - with no new hardware, he said.
Regulatory hurdles could block implementation even if the remaining technical hurdles are overcome.
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Elon Musk Says Full Self-Driving Tesla Tech "Very Close"
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by looorg on Friday July 10 2020, @12:49PM
Question or problem then is that this, a completely self driving car, probably isn't legal on the road. The law will probably be playing catch-up on this for a long time. I don't see this being a thing for quite some time.
That said some people I know that got Tesla say they more or less already drive them (to and from work) and they are sort of spending more and more time just listening to audiobooks etc when they "drive".
I wonder what this will entail for a "drivers license", after all if you don't actually have to drive the car anymore then you probably don't need to know the rules and laws and practice either. So the license will just become what? An owners permit?