Tesla wants to make self-driving cars a reality by collecting more video data from drivers
Tesla is asking vehicle owners for permission to collect more video data in an effort to “make self-driving a reality,” according to Electrek. The company is also updating its Autopilot software to lift many of the restrictions on how fast you can drive while using its semi-autonomous, hands-free feature.
Last year, the electric carmaker announced that, moving forward, all its new cars would come equipped with the hardware for “full self-driving capabilities,” including eight cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors that can detect both hard and soft objects. Now, Tesla wants its drivers’ permission to collect more data from the video captured by those cameras for the purposes of improving its…
