An incredible time-lapse video captured a Tesla that drives itself traveling from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley with almost no human intervention.
The Tesla Model 3 Performance’s 358-mile unit had a spare human driver to take control during emergencies and load the car along the way.
Tesla enthusiast and YouTuber Whole Mars Catalog (WMC), who made the six-hour trip, compressed into a 15-minute clip.
He said the fact that there was no intervention proved “that this is more than just luck”.
“The software is getting better and better,” he added.
WMC explained that he had to stop only once to load the car in Kettleman City, halfway through his journey.
The Whole Mars catalog, a Tesla aficionado, used the automaker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, still beta, to take a Model 3 from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley
The WMC video starts at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne and heads to San Jose with just one stop at a charging station.
“The fact that you went all the way to Los Angeles and then came back without any intervention suggests that this is more than just luck,” says the video caption.
‘The software is getting better and better. This tour was even better than the previous one, although there were still many errors and areas for improvement that did not require a shutdown. ‘
WMC drove the same Tesla prototype from San Francisco to Los Angeles in December, with almost no human intervention.
The video shows the driver’s view of the Tesla Model 3 updated with experimental Full Self-Driving technology making the 380-mile journey.
Pictured is the six-hour Tesla journey that started in Hawthorne outside Los Angeles and ended in San Jose
The Tesla Model 3 Performance made the 358-mile journey from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley without assistance. He had a human reserve driver on board, but the only one took charge of the car once
The electric sedan found several traffic environments, from highways to urban streets, and adapted from navigation to autopilot as needed.
However, it was not a completely driverless hike: in the video you can see the human owner taking control to avoid some debris on the road and load the car along the way.
There was also some “erratic” direction on San Francisco’s Market Street, Engadget reported.
On a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the Whole Mars Catalog took only a few times, including to avoid debris and recharge the car
Some Tesla owners have been asked to test the technology and are sharing the results of using the new system. We are sharing the results.
Introduced in October, FSD is heralded as an ‘advanced driver assistance system’ that uses external cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors and a powerful on-board computer to drive, change lanes, park, navigate on and off highways and reduce traffic. speed and stop at traffic lights.
Last fall, YouTuber Dan Markham and SpaceX enthusiast Eli Burton filmed their trip down Las Vegas Boulevard on an FSD-equipped Tesla Model S.
Tesla barely hit CEO Elon Musk’s goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles in 2020, the company announced on Saturday.
He missed the goal by less than 500 cars, but with the final numbers still being counted, he may cross the threshold after all.
The promise was made well before the global coronavirus pandemic closed factories around the world and launched channels of resources set in chaos.
Tesla introduced its FSD technology in beta in October and allowed selected users to test it (photo)
‘So proud of the Tesla team for reaching this important milestone! At the start of Tesla, I thought we had (with optimism) a 10% chance of surviving, ‘Musk tweeted on Saturday. ‘Tesla is responsible for 2/3 of all personal and professional pain in my combined life. But it was worth it.’
In November, Consumer Reports removed Tesla’s Model S sedan and Model Y crossover SUV from its “recommended” list due to a number of reliability issues.
The rating organization ruled out the cars due to problems with the Model S air suspension, main computer and touch screens, and the crossover lost support due to problems with the hardware and body paint, CNBC reported.
Consumer Reports continues to recommend the Tesla Model 3, used by the Whole Mars Catalog.
Tesla’s Model S sedan (seen here) and the Model Y crossover SUV are no longer “recommended” by Consumer Reports due to a number of reliability issues. The classification organization discarded the cars due to problems with the Model S air suspension and the main computer and touch screens
Many owners of the S Sedan and the Y crossover SUV have reported problems with their vehicles over the years – claims that have lowered Tesla’s overall ratings.
In 2015, the Model S was listed as the best-rated vehicle, but Jake Fisher, senior director of automobile testing at Consumer Reports, told CNBC that the group saw a number of problems arise from the vehicle’s drivers.
“It has fluctuated throughout its life cycle,” he said, highlighting the fact that it was first introduced in 2012.
In November, Tesla notified some owners by e-mail that their warranties would be expanded to cover various problems, such as a memory card failure.
The move may have been an attempt to avoid lawsuits or even a mandatory recall.
Shortly after the e-mail was sent, the National Road Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a safety investigation on the Model S and X vehicles built between 2012 and the beginning of 2018 – about 159,000 vehicles.
“The data shows failure rates above 30% in certain months of construction and accelerated failure trends after three to four years in service,” said the agency.
Last month, the Tesla plant in Freemont, California, abruptly stopped producing the Model S and Model X SUV.
No details were given as to why the production lines for these cars were closed between December 24 and January 11, but a revamped S model was seen circulating in Palo Alto last week.
“This unprecedented design appears to have a wider body than the Model S, updated headlights and wheels, a new rear diffuser and a more pronounced fender,” reported Gizmodo.
It is not known whether the car was actually redesigned or whether it addresses the issues raised by Consumer Reports.