Elon Musk previously said that Tesla is as much of a software company as it is a car manufacturer.
How do Tesla vehicles see what’s going on in the world around them?
That’s not to say that distance-measuring sensors are going to be obsolete.
They’ll still be present on your Tesla and will be playing a crucial role.
It’s better to process just one data stream rather than handle multiple inputs.
How Do Teslas Systems Work?
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The actual processing itself is taken care of by the onboard computer.
Detecting objects in a video feed by itself isn’t too difficult a task either.
This is where Tesla’s neural nets come into effect.
This dataset forms the backbone of Tesla’s neural internet.
The algorithm communicates with the car’s onboard motor controller and tells it what to do.
The car then follows suit, and you get what seems like automatic driving.
What Self-Driving Capabilities Do Tesla Cars Offer?
At the moment, available Autopilot packages from Tesla are as follows.
Autopilot
This is the standard suite of self-driving features that come in all Teslas.
Available features include:
Is Teslas Full Self-Driving Actually Autonomous?
That really depends on what you’re expecting out of this system.
However, if you’re expecting to be driven around, the systems aren’t quite there yet.
