Rob Croson
Elio Addict
Luckily, no injuries were reported. That by itself is something pretty amazing.
It is important to note that Tesla's autopilot is NOT the same as a fully autonomous vehicle. While Tesla was a groundbreaker in the autonomous vehicle field, they have quickly fallen behind. They just can't keep up with the heavy-hitters in the auto and tech industry. Both GM and Waymo have quickly passed them.
Tesla's Autopilot rates as Level 2 autonomy, which is basically adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, auto-lane changing when directed, etc. The car *cannot* drive itself. Tesla has pretty much been stuck in this mode since they dumped MobileEye in 2016. Tesla claims that they can reach full autonomous with their current hardware, but lots of people doubt it. Even nVidia, who makes the processors for Tesla's autopilot system, doubts that the current hardware can support full autonomy. And Tesla doesn't use LIDAR at all, which most experts say is required for full autonomy.
The autonomous Bolts that GM's Cruise Automation wants to sell in 2019 are supposed to be full Level 5 capable.
It is important to note that Tesla's autopilot is NOT the same as a fully autonomous vehicle. While Tesla was a groundbreaker in the autonomous vehicle field, they have quickly fallen behind. They just can't keep up with the heavy-hitters in the auto and tech industry. Both GM and Waymo have quickly passed them.
Tesla's Autopilot rates as Level 2 autonomy, which is basically adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, auto-lane changing when directed, etc. The car *cannot* drive itself. Tesla has pretty much been stuck in this mode since they dumped MobileEye in 2016. Tesla claims that they can reach full autonomous with their current hardware, but lots of people doubt it. Even nVidia, who makes the processors for Tesla's autopilot system, doubts that the current hardware can support full autonomy. And Tesla doesn't use LIDAR at all, which most experts say is required for full autonomy.
The autonomous Bolts that GM's Cruise Automation wants to sell in 2019 are supposed to be full Level 5 capable.