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Tesla Motors Inc. is changing the way its Autopilot system works. Tesla will update its cars' Autopilot function with new safety features designed to prevent collisions.  A Tesla driver died earlier this year when the Autopilot technology missed a lorry.  As part of the update to self-driving mode, Tesla makes Autopilot safer, smarter with major updates.

Elon Musk says, Tesla's Autopilot system is getting a major update that could drop the accident rate by half.  As part of the changes to Autopilot, the system will disengage if drivers ignore 3 warnings within the span of an hour to keep their hands on the wheel.  The challenge in using radar is in avoiding “false alarms”, he added, where small objects like cans could be interpreted as a threat.

Tesla Motors Co Chief Executive Elon Musk said the automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving and other improvements. Cars would soon make greater use of the on-board radar to detect obstacles ahead. Google’s   Alphabet Inc.’s unit and others moving toward fully self-driving cars using a technology known as lidar, which is similar to radar but uses lasers.

 

Elon Musk said, "Perfect safety is really an impossible goal,” It's about improving the probability of safety. There won't ever be zero casualty, there won't ever be zero injuries. Using radar and fleet learning, rather than relying primarily on cameras, would solve that problem. Tesla did not give a date for the Autopilot update to be rolled out.