Tencent Technology News April 15, according to foreign media reports, just last month, Tesla and the National Transportation Safety Commission of the United States on the Autopilot with an active case of accidents caused by the death of the Model X owner after the investigation, Tesla chief Executive Officer Elon Musk also commented on the accident. He emphasized that although Autopilot is not perfect, it still deserves the attention of the owners.
For a long time, we have not seen any news about the Tesla Autopilot issue. However, due to several recent accidents in a row, Tesla was again starting to pay attention to this issue. Musk was even more direct. This incident was commented.
In an interview with CBS in Musk, the television broadcasts a short video about Autopilot. Musk then stated that the driver's hands on the steering wheel is the most important thing. And when the host asked: 'If you must put your hands on On the steering wheel, where is the meaning of Autopilot? ' When, Musk replied: 'This will make Autopilot less likely to run accidents.'
Musk stated that Tesla has always emphasized that as long as the driver concentrates, the Autopilot system will become more secure. With the continuous improvement of the system, Autopilot will eventually be much higher than the safety factor of human drivers, although it will never be Perfect.
'In the real world, nothing is perfect. Autopilot is also the same. But I think it can reduce the probability of accidents by a factor of 10. Therefore, the number of deaths, tragedies and serious injuries will also be reduced by 10 times. This is very large. The difference. ' Muske said.
According to NHTSA survey data, Tesla's accident rate dropped by 40% after the introduction of Autopilot.
Previous media reports have reported that Tesla owners in Washington, DC, with the help of the Autopilot system, successfully avoided sudden appearances of pedestrians and did not cause fatal injuries to pedestrians. Musk also said in an interview last month that The Model X accident in Mountain View once again emphasized the importance of putting both hands on the steering wheel. Autopilot is actually just an assist system, but for the time being it is not completely autonomous.