The Denver Post

What about Tesla?

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All cars in production at the automaker’s factory since October 2016 are getting the hardware to be a fully selfdrivin­g car. That includes eight 360-degree cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors and a forward-facing radar system to help in heavy rain, fog and dust. Tesla hopes to push out the software update to turn on complete autonomy in 2018. Before that day, the company will test drive a fully autonomous car from Los Angeles to New York this year. Until then, Tesla has its Autopilot, the infamous feature that lets drivers let the car make decisions regarding steering, changing lanes and stopping. Tesla’s Autopilot, however, still needs an alert driver. After the death of one Tesla owner who was reportedly watching a “Harry Potter” movie while his car was on Autopilot, Tesla tweaked the feature to alert drivers that they need to take over again.

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