Photo: BloombergSan Francisco: Elon Musk said Tesla Motors Inc. is updating its Autopilot technology to emphasize radar images over cameras, in his latest attempt to convince critics that the electric-carmaker’s semi-autonomous driving features are safe for the public. “I am highly confident this will be a substantial improvement,” Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer (CEO), said on Sunday during a conference call with reporters. “We believe it would have seen a large metal object across the road,” Musk said, referring to the tractor trailer. Musk, in his defence of Autopilot, said Tesla vehicles have driven about 200 million cumulative miles with Autopilot engaged and it would be “morally wrong” to withhold the technology. “It’s quite unequivocal that Autopilot improves safety,” he said.

Source: Mint September 12, 2016 05:15 UTC