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CNet: Tesla 8.0 update enhances Autopilot and protects your pet from overheating


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http://www.cnet.com/au/news/tesla-8-0-update-autopilot-cabin-overheat-protection-update/

 

 

 

Tesla's much-awaited vervsion 8.0 software update has just been detailed, and according to the Silicon Valley automaker, it features "the biggest UI revamp since the launch of the Model S." The comprehensive over-the-air update covers everything from changes to the automaker's Autopilot drive-assist system to improved navigation functionality, a more advanced media player and a unique Cabin Overheat Protection feature designed to keep children and pets safe.

The update's headlining changes are to Autopilot. Tesla's semi-autonomous drive-assist technology suite has come under fire after several high-profile accidents. Key changes include an Autosteer automatically disabling when drivers ignore safety warnings (read: they fail to put their hands back on the wheel) and revamped object detection logic, which uses radar to register things the vehicle's camera system can't recognize.

Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that version 8.0 updates would likely have prevented the May 7 crash that claimed the life of Model S owner Josh Brown. The fatal Florida accident triggered an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 

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The update's headlining changes are to Autopilot. Tesla's semi-autonomous drive-assist technology suite has come under fire after several high-profile accidents. Key changes include an Autosteer automatically disabling when drivers ignore safety warnings (read: they fail to put their hands back on the wheel) and revamped object detection logic, which uses radar to register things the vehicle's camera system can't recognize

 

 

 

If GM and Ford did this, they would be pillaried from all quarters but because this is presented

as disruptive technology, then we're allowed to Beta test on unsuspecting buyers and report

our oopseys as fatalities..

 

I find it absolutely astounding that many regulators that should know better are so besotted

with the acceleration of technology that they will throw the due process of proper development

out the window and treat cars and buyers like cell phones...

 

It's outrageous, it's just wrong and it's damned dangerous.

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