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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:24PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:24PM (#1019511)

    It's dumb to turn COVID partisan when one side wants to open and the other side wants to mass demonstrate. Neither side really cares about the consequences and/or feel that their justification is more relevant than the deaths it will inevitably cause.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:20PM (#1019539)

    Well hardly. One side wants you to get back in the firing line and the other side wants to dismantle the system of conscription.