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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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Remember Darwin; building a better mousetrap merely results in smarter mice.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:23AM (2 children)
Then you get the people who put mannequins in their car and use the HOV lanes.
(Score: 2) by toddestan on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:06AM (1 child)
Not to mention all the cities that figure out by letting people drive solo in the HOV lanes for a fee, they suddenly have a nice new revenue source.
Around here, the price scales depending on congestion, but is almost always cheaper than the express bus fare.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:32AM
Ugh. I don't know if I'd ever heard of that.
It's always about money. It reminds me of the traffic light cameras that send automatic tickets. If they really wanted to make intersections safer, they'd do like Russia and some other countries- they'd put a count-down counter up so you'd know when the light is about to turn yellow. And they'd make yellow long enough to give people a chance to stop (and not in an all-out panic mash the brake pedal way).