By Ryan Loveland
(Tesla Motors logo)
Tesla Motors, the company that designs premium electric vehicles, like the high-powered and completely electric Model S which already breaks barriers in the realm of electric vehicles, has just released its newest technology they call Autopilot. Available as an update to the cars computer system the Autopilot software can actually drive the car for you. The car will not only control your steering and acceleration, it will also make all the necessary lane changes and turns required to get you to your destination. It works by utilizing sensors all over the vehicle to detect other cars, the road ahead, and the lines of the lane ect. to know where it is at all times. And the software is loaded with algorithms that lets the car learn as it drives, improving its performance. It might seem scary at first to be in a moving vehicle controlled by nothing but the vehicle itself, but the Autopilot system has performed flawlessly. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk is still considering the Autopilot software as a beta and encourages people to still pay attention to the road and keep both hands on the wheel as it drives. But it is still available to the public now. Check out a video of it driving here.
Very interesting how a car is not able to drive on its own. It is short and to the point, but maybe expand a little further on the background of the new technology or things like that. I also liked the video that you included.
ReplyDeleteI agree, very interesting and cutting edge. However how will this technology respond/react to irratic human driving behaviors to avoid collisions? Will it only slam on the brakes or does it have maneuvers that it can do? Because people are crazy on the roads and this computer must be able to react and avoid crazy drivers.
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