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Headline seemed a bit vague to me, so what this update does is make cars released with gen 2 hardware inline with the autopilot features of gen 1 hardware. So

Headline seemed a bit vague to me, so what this update does is make cars released with gen 2 hardware inline with the autopilot features of gen 1 hardware. So lane assist, crash breaking, etc for cars released late last year. Whole point of gen2 hardware is it should allow fully autonomous cars, even in rain which others likely wont be able to do, once the software is fully figured out. Next year will be exciting to see how quickly they can push updates towards that goal, as well as how quickly regulation can catch up.

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Daviey 10y ago
Essentially.. except possibly the most used feature: autosteer on HW1 works up to 90MPH on highway (but since the recent update it is now limited on non-highway to the current speed limit on HW1), but with HW2 and this rollout it is limited to 35MPH. This is being called "Low Speed Autosteer (Beta)". https://www.garyshood.com/tesla-autopilot-features/ https://www.garyshood.com/tesla-autopilot-features/
- macawfish 10y ago
  something feels very uncomfortable about an "autosteer beta"
  - jafingi 10y ago
    Also "we'll update 1000 cars first, see if it works, and then update the rest of the fleet"... Uhm yeah.. So 1000 happy Tesla owners are going to beta test it until the rest gets it. Good luck.
    - achamayou 10y ago
      1000 _willing_ owners, one presumes.
      - scarlac 10y ago
        The autopilot functionality is an opt-in beta with several warnings and a price sticker. I think that's as much "willingly" as you can get.
        achamayou 10y ago
        That's what I was trying to point out.
      - adrianN 10y ago
        Did they also ask all the other people on the road who might be involved in crashes?
        asendra 10y ago
        So much this.
        Daviey 10y ago
        Have you tried the autopilot? If you haven't.. you really need to. It isn't as scary as you might think. It is essentially cruise control for the steering wheel. If you move the steering wheel just a few millimetres, it disengages. The driver still has complete control, authority and responsibility. There is really no reason to assume there will be more crashes.
        adrianN 10y ago
        I think the problem with these assistance systems currently is that they lull the driver into a false sense of security and increase reaction times for situation that can't be handled by the computer. So even if they work as advertised, I'm not convinced that they are at least as safe as having a human at wheel constantly. That being said, I'm somewhat wary of running "beta" software on cars. I'd expect a complicated and costly validation step with some independent government body before modifications to these systems are allowed to go live. I don't know whether Tesla does this or not.

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Daviey 10y ago

Essentially.. except possibly the most used feature: autosteer on HW1 works up to 90MPH on highway (but since the recent update it is now limited on non-highway to the current speed limit on HW1), but with HW2 and this rollout it is limited to 35MPH. This is being called "Low Speed Autosteer (Beta)". https://www.garyshood.com/tesla-autopilot-features/ https://www.garyshood.com/tesla-autopilot-features/

macawfish 10y ago
something feels very uncomfortable about an "autosteer beta"
- jafingi 10y ago
  Also "we'll update 1000 cars first, see if it works, and then update the rest of the fleet"... Uhm yeah.. So 1000 happy Tesla owners are going to beta test it until the rest gets it. Good luck.
  - achamayou 10y ago
    1000 _willing_ owners, one presumes.
    - scarlac 10y ago
      The autopilot functionality is an opt-in beta with several warnings and a price sticker. I think that's as much "willingly" as you can get.
      - achamayou 10y ago
        That's what I was trying to point out.
    - adrianN 10y ago
      Did they also ask all the other people on the road who might be involved in crashes?
      - asendra 10y ago
        So much this.
      - Daviey 10y ago
        Have you tried the autopilot? If you haven't.. you really need to. It isn't as scary as you might think. It is essentially cruise control for the steering wheel. If you move the steering wheel just a few millimetres, it disengages. The driver still has complete control, authority and responsibility. There is really no reason to assume there will be more crashes.
        adrianN 10y ago
        I think the problem with these assistance systems currently is that they lull the driver into a false sense of security and increase reaction times for situation that can't be handled by the computer. So even if they work as advertised, I'm not convinced that they are at least as safe as having a human at wheel constantly. That being said, I'm somewhat wary of running "beta" software on cars. I'd expect a complicated and costly validation step with some independent government body before modifications to these systems are allowed to go live. I don't know whether Tesla does this or not.