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Elon Musk is planning to release Autopilot details today

Elon Musk is planning to release Autopilot details today

Tesla cars are going to get a big update soon.CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter that he will announce details about the company's next software update on Wednesday.Musk also said that Tesla's software update 8.0 will include big improvements in Autopilot.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Autopilot Is Getting an Upgrade Within Weeks

Elon Musk Says Tesla Autopilot Is Getting an Upgrade Within Weeks

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says that his electric car company Tesla Motors plans to update its Autopilot software within a few weeks to improve how data from the radar system is processed.Musk made the comments via Twitter on Wednesday morning, adding he'll release more details of the Autopilot software upgrades "8.0" and "8.1" on Tesla's website later today.Tesla's autopilot software, which was launched last October, uses sensors like radar and a camera, combined with computing, software, and wireless technology to take over various parts of driving like lane changing and steering.

Elon Musk Will Share Autopilot V8.0 and 8.1 "Major Improvements" Today

Elon Musk Will Share Autopilot V8.0 and 8.1

On Wednesday, Elon Musk announced via Twitter that Tesla's Autopilot is about to get some "major improvements."The current version, Autopilot 7.0, will make way for 8.0 and 8.1.While it won't be the next, fully autonomous generation of Autopilot, it will make the electric vehicles that much safer and hands-free.Musk says he's working on a post that explains the update in full, which will go live on Tesla's website "later today." (In Musk parlance, "later today" could mean 11 p.m.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Hints At Autopilot Update Release, Advanced Processing And Major Improvements On Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Hints At Autopilot Update Release, Advanced Processing And Major Improvements On Twitter

Tesla Motors has been under scrutiny ever since its first Model S fatal crash happened back in May.However, CEO Elon Musk is not letting the series of setbacks his carmaker is facing get to him.The 45-year-old visionary is hopeful that with the upcoming Autopilot update, things would fall into place.

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