On Wednesday afternoon Tesla announced that all the cars that it is now making have got new hardware– like radar systems, electronic cameras, and computer systems– that will enable them to totally drive themselves.
The brand-new cars, which consist of both current automobiles and the Model 3, will have eight electronic cameras– 3 which are forward-facing– that provide 360 degrees of protection around the automobile. Older cars have one camera.
The brand-new cars likewise have more calculating power, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the computer power in the new cars boosts by “a factor of 40.” The computer is “essentially a super computer system in a vehicle.”
The new cars will likewise have the next generation of ultra sonic sonar, which will likewise scan 360 degrees around the vehicle.
Presently, Tesla automobiles with autonomous software made it possible for guide, change lanes, and park. However the automobiles can’t entirely drive on their own. Regulations likewise presently don’t enable fully self-driving vehicles.
Musk stated on a call that it will take a long time in the future to attain validation of the software and acquire regulatory approval, but the structure is laid for the cars to be “fully self-driving”.
When cars can completely drive themselves without drivers it’s called “level 5” of autonomy. Musk stated that all cars that the automaker is now producing have level 5 ability.
Tesla is utilizing its own software to process the video camera and radar signals to drive the automobiles. In latest times, the automaker upgraded the most recent Auto-pilot software to enhance the processing of the radar signals.
Tesla anticipates that a car could drive from Los Angeles to New York by itself by the end of next year, stated Musk.
