“The [human] pilot still makes the decision,” says Ricardo Reyes, Tesla’s head of comms. “The car can say ‘something is happening, please pay attention,’ if something happens. We call it ‘Autopilot’ for a reason—you’re still in control here. It’s like a plane: It goes into autopilot, but the pilot still does things like takeoff and landing.” If you start to zone out or fall asleep (which, some of us—points to self—already do while actively driving), the car will beep at you until you take back control.

 

And if you don’t take back control, there’s a backup procedure. After flashing a message telling you to take hold of the steering wheel and a series of beeps, if you still aren’t taking over, the car will eventually slow to a stop and put your hazard lights on. Audi and Daimler do the same thing in their prototype systems.

 

Tesla's Cars Now Drive Themselves, Kinda | WIRED

Full autonomy is just around the corner...

It's been a good stock for me since I got in.

It's a scary idea to me. Whats to stop hackers from getting into these car systems and making them do whatever they want?

It's a scary idea to me. Whats to stop hackers from getting into these car systems and making them do whatever they want?

 

Nothing

 

Just think how many people in the future are going to be locked away in prison for various computer crimes.

It's a scary idea to me. Whats to stop hackers from getting into these car systems and making them do whatever they want?

 

There's no way Tesla has not been researching different security methods to prevent hackers from taking over. It may take a while but I'd bet they find a way.

I am sure plenty of research has been done. The reality is the Hackers are always one step ahead.

Very cool.