Tesla Cars to Be Fully Autonomous By August

Tesla fully autonomous cars

Tesla fully autonomous cars: In a Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) reply posted on Sunday, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk, suggested that the company’s electric cars will be fully self-driving by August 2018. 

 

 

Tesla Fully Autonomous Cars

So far, Tesla’s fully electric vehicles have only been semi-autonomous, but with the new update, should be “be able to conduct short and long distance trips with no action required by the person in the driver’s seat,” according to the company’s website

The new self-driving feature will allow your Tesla vehicle to automatically change lanes while driving and also match the speed of traffic flow. The new update will include a self-park feature where your Tesla will automatically search for a parking spot after you have exited the vehicle at the entrance of your destination. 

Tesla’s autopilot feature has been under scrutiny over the past few years, as there have been several high profile crashes involving Tesla vehicles set in autopilot mode. 

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Tesla In the Media

According to a recent article from The IndependentMusk has been critical of the media coverage of Tesla vehicles saying that the media “unfairly reports accidents involving Tesla vehicles disproportionately more than accidents involving vehicles not equipped with self-driving capabilities.”

The most recent crash in the headlines was that of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a parked fire truck in Utah at nearly 60 miles per hour, which occurred in May; the driver suffered a broken ankle. 

In response to media coverage on this crash, Musk headed to Twitter and said it is “super messed up” that Tesla crashes get more media coverage than other crashes that occur in the US, and that what should be noted is the fact that the driver only suffered from a broken ankle when “an impact at that speed usually results in severe injury or death.”

 

Tesla shares have gone up nearly three percent on Monday and have been able to reach approximately $326.86 USD, as of 12:40 pm EDT. The company closed at a share value of $317.66 on Friday.

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