Tesla Motors company still expects to release version 8.1 software before the end of this year. As you may remember, recently launched Tesla Motors assembly line to go electric, equipped with all the necessary equipment for the implementation of functions are fully automated on-road travel. Nuance is that the software to achieve the degree of automation will be ready only by the end of next year, at least. But all the sensors and other electronic stuffing "autopilot" second generation is already installed on all electric Tesla, and only need to modify the software.
Musk said that the hardware portion of the system is already set up well, and now you need to collect a sufficient number of "field" data on public roads.
"Autopilot" second generation "wiser" to the level of its predecessor in stages, even if the software update 8.1 will be released next week. New features will appear one by one. The same source simultaneously reports that the software update intermediate electric Tesla has implemented a strict control over the high-speed mode. If earlier in the automatic control mode, allowed to exceed the maximum permissible speed on the stretch of road on 8 km / h, now such a tolerance is excluded.