A fatal Model X crash suggests using that data to log potential road hazards and train its vehicles to avoid them would be a better near-term goal. He was using Tesla’s semi-automated Autopilot system at the time, which didn’t recognize that it had put him on a collision course. Though federal safety investigators haven’t yet said whether Huang, Autopilot or both were at fault, Tesla has identified a contributing factor. Tesla notifies customers that it collects extensive vehicle usage data for reasons such as monitoring vehicles' general performance and condition and use of the Autopilot system. It’s possible that Tesla is close to making meaningful use of all the data it’s been harvesting.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2018 15:11 UTC