Courtesy of Mish.
“Autopilot” Self-Parking
Hate parking cars in tight spaces in garages or streets? I certainly do. Tesla has a solution: Software Upgrade Lets Cars Park Themselves With No Driver.
Owners of Model S and Model X sedans will be able to park them while standing outside the vehicle if it’s within 33 feet (10 meters) of a garage or narrow space, Tesla said Sunday on the eve of the Detroit auto show. The cars can also be summoned from a parking spot, according to the company, which said the tools remain in a beta, or test, version.
Tesla, co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has distinguished itself by automatically pushing over-the-air software updates to customers, refreshing the vehicles with new and enhanced functions.
Force of Competition
What starts with Tesla, won’t stay with Tesla.
GM, Ford, Toyota, BMW will all soon have this feature. Competition guarantees that outcome.
Automation won’t stop at 33 feet, or with parking in general. Driverless transport to and from airports and around college campuses is the logical next step.
I have been making such statements for several years, and every time I do, I get copious numbers of emails citing a litany of reasons why I am wrong.
Actually, it now appears this may happen even sooner than I thought.
Completely Driverless Public Transport Test in Arizona
Spectrum reports Uber Could Be First to Test Completely Driverless Cars in Public
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has made no secret about wanting robots to replace human drivers in his rideshare service—and now he’s found somewhere to develop them. Last month, the governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, paved the way for the world’s first driverless taxis on public roads.
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