Tesla changes gears with enhancements on autonomous mode
After a fatal accident in May, Tesla has improved their self-driven mode, to ensure the safety of young and old drivers
The face of this generation lies in the hands of intelligent and clever creators; people willing to think outside of the box. Elon Musk, the brain behind Tesla motors (electric powered vehicles), plays a steady role in how teenagers will transport in the next few years, coming upon adulthood.
Tesla offers many safety features for drivers, which makes it an obvious choice for parents sending their children into the real world. One of the newest features is the semi-autonomous mode, which was proven faulty after a fatal accident in May.
Musk has taken it upon himself to make changes to the semi-autonomous mode, with a primary censored radar. In an interview with ABC News, he said that the new changes would’ve prevented the crash in May.
Teenage drivers rely heavily on the technology being created now, as it’s what we’ll be familiar with in the future.
At Perry, student drivers find Musks’ inventions to be very thoughtful, and many students didn’t know of all of his inventions.
“This makes me excited for future transportation,” Said Marqueshia Taylor, a student driver. “Tesla will ensure more safety for drivers, which is important as we get older.”
When junior, Hannah Giese, was asked her opinion on Tesla and the advancements made recently, she answered with, “Tesla is the new tomorrow!”
As Tesla makes changes and charges forward with new advancements, the world anxiously waits for what to come.
Cambrie is a junior at Perry High School, and part of the introduction to Journalism class. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, listening to indie...
Gianna Walker • Nov 3, 2016 at 11:41 AM
I think you mean “primary sensor radar” … not “censored”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/11/12880814/tesla-preparing-significant-autopilot-upgrade-will-use-radar-as
“… Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he believed this upgraded Autopilot system would have recognized the truck in that crash and applied the brakes. He also called using the radar as a primary sensor “a very hard problem” to solve …”