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Musk Says Tesla’s New Autopilot Could Have Saved Driver
- Tesla Autopilot 8.0 uses radar, GPS to lower false alarms
- Update has sterner warning to drivers to hold steering wheel
Tesla Unveils Autopilot Software Update
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Elon Musk unveiled a new version of Tesla Motors Inc. ’s Autopilot software on Sunday, saying its emphasis on radar over cameras to guide semi-autonomous cars might have saved the life of a driver in May.
Tesla has been under fire since Joshua Brown, a former Navy SEAL, was killed when his all-electric Tesla Model S sedan drove under a semi trailer that was crossing a Florida highway. There’s no evidence that either Brown or the Autopilot system noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a bright sky and the brakes were never applied.