Tesla Autopilot New Update Will Lock Out Inattentive Drivers

Tesla just started rolling out its 8.0 software update to Model S and Model X owners and among the key changes are safety improvements to Autopilot.

As previously reported, the semi-autonomous driving system now has the ability to block a driver from using it if not used correctly. In fact, it will lock out a driver from re-engaging Autopilot until the vehicle is parked and now we know just what this looks like.

TheSteve - 9/27/2016 3:59:15 PM

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And it'll be fool-proof, so nothing will ever go wrong again with AutoPilot.

(That's biting sarcasm, in case it's not abundantly clear to you.)

MDarringer - 9/27/2016 6:48:53 PM

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Tesla is obviously in damage control mode.

SanJoseDriver - 9/28/2016 1:43:31 AM

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There really isn't much damage to control. One person died that wasn't following directions--thousands die from car accidents every day. With the updates, the system could go from being 2-4 times safer than a human driver to ~8x safer, all without new hardware. Will it ever be perfect? Probably not.

MDarringer - 9/28/2016 8:46:10 AM

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Yeah...no damage to control at all. Those horrific deaths because of Autopilot are nothing to be concerned about. Tesla recklessly putting out technology that is not ready to do beta testing on its customers is nothing to worry about.

carloslassiter - 9/28/2016 11:04:12 AM

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Thankfully no consumers have ever been put at risk in GM or Ford products.