Developments in electric vehicle production in recent years have accelerated the production of autonomous cars. The giant car company Tesla’s self-driving car studies were frequently on the agenda.
The company’s CEO, Elon Musk, announced on Friday that an updated version of the Full Self-Driving Beta software will be released, which has only been available to around 2000 people so far.
Good Drivers Will Be able to Use FSD Software
According to the latest statement by Elon Musk, Tesla promises its users Full Self-Driving software as a result of a 7-day test. “Good” drivers, whose driving performance has been tested for a week, will be able to use this software. Musk’s reinforcement of the perception that Tesla is a self-driving design has been very effective in making Tesla the most valuable car manufacturer in the world by far.
Musk first announced his plan to sell FSD in October 2016 after announcing at a tech conference that he viewed autonomous driving as a “solved problem”. In April 2019, Tesla suggested that technology would advance so far that drivers would not need to pay attention. However, in March of this year, Tesla announced that it had canceled the FSD Beta version due to drivers not paying enough attention to the road. In the press release on Friday, it was announced that selected users can have this software. If the company sees the user’s performance well, the user will have access to the Beta version of the full self-driving system. Tesla says this system, called FSD, is designed to be used seamlessly, without driver intervention, on both short and long distance journeys. However, officials are very worried about the company’s inconsistent statements.
“It’s the job of these manufacturers, whether Tesla or any other company, to be honest about what their technology does and doesn’t do,” said Jennifer Homendy, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which studies auto accidents in the United States. Homendy called Tesla’s term “Full Self-Driving” misleading and irresponsible. He stressed that he was concerned that this system would be ready to be used by more drivers on public roads.
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