Tesla Open To Sharing Autopilot Technology With Other Automakers

In his recent guest appearance at ARK Invest’s weekly For Your Innovation podcast, Elon Musk stated that Tesla is open to the idea of sharing its Autopilot software with other automakers. While conversing with ARK CIO Cathie Wood and analyst Tasha Keeney, Musk described Tesla’s terms for other carmakers who wish to use Autopilot software, as well as the company’s experiences with other automakers that have looked into adopting the driver-assist system in the past.

Musk maintained that while Tesla is willing to share its software with other companies, other automakers have not been easy to work with. For one, Musk noted that carmakers that showed interest in Autopilot have requested Tesla to change aspects of the software before it can be shared. Such requests, according to Musk, bring an unnecessary addition to Tesla engineering’s overhead.

SanJoseDriver - 2/23/2019 2:14:40 AM

+1 Boost

The steering and handling is amazing on the car. The wheel is designed to look as streamlined as possible, they even hid the stitching on the back. I agree they could have made it look more interesting, but from what I understand they were hoping not to use a wheel at all on the 3 but a next gen steering system similar to the new Roadster.

ricks0me - 2/21/2019 3:01:54 PM

+2 Boost

Tesla Open To Sharing Autopilot Technology With Other Automakers ... and other auto makers can share in the lawsuits when this technology kills people.

mpls - 2/21/2019 3:07:09 PM

+2 Boost

DOn;t think anyone would want to use it.. considering how bad Tesla Autopilot is.. it can't even avoid paetially blocked roads or follow lanes properly on certain raods...

SanJoseDriver - 2/23/2019 2:12:36 AM

+1 Boost

That's total BS, it actually works far better than most people think. I blew away a couple friends by taking it through a mile of San Francisco city streets and right onto the freeway, flawlessly. It's not perfect overall, but is much better than what anyone else has except for Waymo.