Self-driving cars are a very controversial topic.
The government has created laws against it, argumenting that it wasn't safe and fully developed yet.
But I think Tesla has proven that things are different.
Driving assistants have been out there for quite some time now.
I tested out different cars with an assistant like this, for example the Audi A8. While it had a great software that could recognize if cars are around you, in the end it was just an assistant and not an autopilot like Tesla's.
Take a look at this video of a Tesla driving from home to work all by itself!
The car analyzes its environment, checks for other cars or pedestrians on the street, knows the speed limits and stays perfectly in the middle of the road.
So basically, the "driver" is just there to be alert in case anything unforseen happens.
So of course you're not supposed to sleep in the driver's seat, but Autopilot can help you drive much more relaxed.
The most useful feature for a lot of people will probably be the car's ability to parallel-park itself!
As you can see at the end of the video, it can park itself perfectly without any help.
Elon Musk even added that the car skipped past a few parking spots because it knew it wasn't allowed to park there, and chose a different spot by itself.
Tesla is continuously pushes the technological standard and comes up with new techniques and solutions.
It has been announced that from now on, every new Tesla will be equipped with everything it needs for the autopilot feature.
Elon Musk is probably one of the most successful and most innovative people of our time, and we can be sure that he'll surprise us with new inventions in the future as well!
He tweeted that Tesla users will be able to summon their car via a tap on their smartphone in the future - and the car will come to you! (wherever you are)
Of course, not every technology is 100% fail-proof, and there have been recent reports about crashes in Tesla's Autopilot mode.
But in all cases, Tesla analyzed the situation and responded that the drivers were too careless, didn't have their hands on the wheel and ignored security alerts from the car.
So how does the autopilot feature work exactly?
Let's take a look at this interesting video :
It will be interesting to see how the governments react to the constantly improving technology in the future, and if they will eventually allow self-driving cars if the technology is developed enough!
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