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posted by martyb on Friday July 10 2020, @07:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the blizzards-and-downpours-and-lightning-oh-my! dept.

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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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Friday July 10 2020, @04:19PM (4 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Friday July 10 2020, @04:19PM (#1019133)

    Yeah but this all begs the question: who will insure self-driving cars?

    Eventually everyone will if they prove safer than humans. But until we have years of solid accident statistics, I'm not sure how the insurance will work. Maybe Tesla will have to insure its cars and drivers?

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 10 2020, @06:34PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 10 2020, @06:34PM (#1019182)

    Maybe we could finally stop the horrible exploitative business of insurance?

    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:03AM (2 children)

      by RS3 (6367) on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:03AM (#1019298)

      I hear you. I think the principle of insurance is good, but like you said it's been far too exploited and has incrementally been turned into an inherently corrupt system. Even the courts generally uphold it, and why shouldn't they- lots of their income comes from liability lawsuits; jobs and industries built up around insurance. People "pad" claims, fraud investigations, courts, huge lawyer's fees, on and on. It appeals to socialist and capitalists. The more I think and write the more disgusted I get- on to happier things, or at least ones I can deal with.

      • (Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday July 12 2020, @05:54AM (1 child)

        by Bot (3902) on Sunday July 12 2020, @05:54AM (#1019743) Journal

        I had a friend working in banks who said: yes this is evil but if you want the real evil look to insurance companies.
        I believed him, especially since his bank started doing insurance too.

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        • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday July 12 2020, @11:28AM

          by RS3 (6367) on Sunday July 12 2020, @11:28AM (#1019798)

          Someone once said something about the "love of money"...