An incredible time-lapse video captured a Tesla driving alone, traveling from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley, with almost no human intervention.
The 358-mile Tesla Model 3 Performance had a spare human driver for emergency pick-up and car loading on the go.
Tesla enthusiast and YouTuber Whole Mars Catalog (WMC), who made the six-hour journey, were compressed into a 15-minute clip.
He said that the fact that there was no intervention proved “that this is more than just luck”.
“The software is getting better,” he added.
WMC explained that he had to stop only once to load the car in Kettleman City, about halfway through his trip.
Catalog Whole Mars, a Tesla enthusiast, used the car manufacturer’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology to take a Model 3 from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley
The WMC video starts at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne and led to San Jose making a single stop at a charging station.
“The fact that he got to Los Angeles and then backed up with zero intervention suggests that this is more than just luck,” the video caption reads.
“The software is getting better. This action was even better than the last, although there were still many mistakes and areas for improvement that did not require disengagement. ‘
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 vision of the Tesla 3 model modernized with experimental Full Self-Driving technology that makes the journey of 380 miles.
Pictured is Tesla’s six-hour journey, which began in Hawthorne outside Los Angeles and ended in San Jose.
Tesla Model 3’s performance made the 358-mile road from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley unassisted. He had a human reserve driver on board, but he was the only one to take charge of the car once.
The electric sedan has met many traffic environments, from highways to urban streets and has adapted from navigation to autopilot as needed.
However, it was not a completely driverless trip: in the video you can see the human owner taking control to avoid debris on the road and to load the car along the way.
There was also “irregular” movement on Market Street in San Francisco, Engadget reported.
On a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Whole Mars Catalog took the wheel only a few times, including to avoid debris and recharge the car
A select number of Tesla owners have been invited to test the technology and share the results of using the new system. They shared the results.
Introduced in October, FSD is billed as an “advanced driver assistance system” that uses external cameras, radar, ultrasound sensors and a powerful on-board computer to steer, change lanes, park, navigate on and off highways and slow down. and stop at traffic lights.
Last fall, YouTuber Dan Markham and SpaceX enthusiast Eli Burton filmed their ride on Las Vegas Boulevard on a Tesla Model S equipped with FSD.
Tesla is shy to meet CEO Elon Musk’s goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles by 2020, the company announced on Saturday.
He missed the target with less than 500 cars, but with the latest numbers still on record, he may eventually cross the threshold.
The covenant was made long before the global coronavirus pandemic shut down factories around the world and dumped established resource channels into chaos.
Tesla introduced its FSD technology in beta in October and allowed selected users to test it (stock photo)
‘So proud of the Tesla team for achieving this major milestone! At the beginning of Tesla, I thought we had (optimistically) a 10% chance of surviving at all, ”Musk wrote on Twitter. “Tesla is responsible for 2/3 of all the personal and professional pain in my life combined. But it was worth it.’
In November, Consumer Reports removed the Tesla Model S sedan and the Model Y crossover SUV from the “recommended” list due to reliability issues.
The rating organization abandoned the cars due to problems with the air suspension of the Model S and the main computer and touch screens, and the crossover lost support due to problems with the body hardware and paint, CNBC reported.
Consumer Reports continues to recommend the Tesla Model 3, used by the Whole Mars Catalog.
The Model S Tesla sedan (seen here) and the Model Y crossover SUV are no longer “recommended” by Consumer Reports due to reliability issues. Rating organization dropped cars due to air suspension problems with Model S and main computer and touch screens
Many owners of Model S Sedan and Model Y SUVs 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 highest-rated vehicle, but Jake Fisher, senior director of car testing at Consumer Reports, told CNBC that the group saw a number of problems with the vehicle’s drivers.
“It has declined throughout its life cycle,” he said, noting that it was first introduced in 2012.
In November, Tesla notified some owners by email that their warranties would be extended to cover various issues, such as memory card failure.
The move could have been an attempt to remove the lawsuits or even a forced withdrawal.
Shortly after sending the e-mail, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a safety probe on Model S and Model X vehicles built between 2012 and early 2018 – approximately 159,000 vehicles.
“The data show failure rates of over 30% in certain months of construction and accelerate failure trends after three to four years of operation,” the agency said.
Last month, the Tesla plant in Freemont, California, abruptly stopped producing Model S and Model X SUVs.
No details were given as to why the production lines of these cars were closed between December 24 and January 11, but a revamped S model was reportedly seen racing around Palo Alto last week.
“This previously unseen design appears to have a wider body than the S, updated headlights and wheels, a new rear speaker and a more pronounced wing,” Gizmodo reported.
It is not known if the car was really a redesign or if it addresses the issues raised by Consumer Reports.