Tesla unveiled their new autopilot hardware and the fact that it now has the capabilities and resources to completely drive autonomously, now just take note that if you own a Tesla you may have to upgrade your cars autopilot hardware for a fee. The new autopilot hardware that is required for the self driving features require eight cameras instead of just four. Tesla also announced that they will be rolling out a series of new security features to autopilot in December 2016 which will include Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Collision Warning, Side Collision Warning and Auto High Beams.
Watch this video to see the Tesla self driving autopilot features in action:
The new Tesla autopilot hardware also features 40x faster computational performance in order to handle all of the incoming data from the sensors, their calling it Tesla Vision.
Furthermore the new autopilot update can navigate you to the lane necessary to get you onto the off ramp and will do lane changes for you as it did prior to this update. Additionally it can also drive on regular roads with Tesla's new Autosteer + technology and can "summon" your car to you with the new Smart Summon feature.
In conclusion Tesla is making tremendous progress in the self driving car space and it won't be long until Tesla owners can cruise the streets while sipping a cup of tea and reading a book when driving to the grocery store.
