Elon Musk says Tesla will upgrade autopilot software after fatal US crash in May
WASHINGTON — Electric car maker Tesla announced Sunday it was upgrading its autopilot software to use more advanced radar technology.In a teleconference, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said the update, which should be downloadable in two weeks for models delivered after October 2014, "very likely" would have saved the life of a Florida driver who died in May after colliding with a truck.With the latest update, the system would have identified a "large metal object across the road", Musk said.READ THIS: RUMOUR HAS IT... Taking the wraps off the Discovery 5; six months for IrvineThe Florida tragedy — the first deadly crash with a driverless system — took place after autopilot failed to detect the truck due to poor weather and low luminosity. The radar technology — which will now be used as a primary control sensor, rather than relying on the standard camera system — easily sees through fog, dust rain or snow."It should work for something like a moose, because a moose is quite a big ...
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