The EyeQ3 is the processor used by Tesla Motors in current vehicles, namely the Model S and Model X, for image analysis intelligence, which enables the controversial Autopilot feature of the company.
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The company uses cameras to assist drivers with forward collision warning, pedestrian collision warning, lane departure warning, speed limit indication, intelligent beam control and a few other tricks.
A “modest capital raise” could be needed to fund Tesla’s strategic plans, and new products in the plan could cost “tens of billions” over time, Musk said at a press conference at the official unveiling of Tesla’s battery “gigafactory” near Reno, Nevada.
Musk said he was “frustrated” by the media coverage from the crash in Florida and that Tesla’s Autopilot technology has made the company’s cars safer. NTSB investigators used three-dimensional laser scans to document the crash scene, the auto and the truck. Critics say it lulls drivers into a false sense of security, making them vulnerable to a crash like Brown’s.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is also investigating the crash, has previously said the Autopilot was engaged. It has said Brown’s death is the first known fatality in over 130 million miles driven with autopilot, while there is a US traffic fatality once every 94 million miles for cars not using autopilot. The system, however, is meant to have the driver with his hands on the wheel at all times.
After a number of Tesla drivers crashed while being possibly on Autopilot semi-autonomous driving, Tesla is facing several safety issues.
The NTSB report offered few new details about the May 7 crash near Williston, Florida. The NTSB called the system “Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer”.
It is likely that Tesla Motors will begin to create the technology that it sourced from Mobileye in-house, especially with the hiring of former AMD chip engineer Jim Keller to be the vice president of Autopilot. The agency, however, said it typically takes about a year from the time a preliminary report is released for a finalized version to be completed.
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The vehicle broke the pole and traveled an additional 50 feet, during which it rotated counterclockwise and came to rest perpendicular to the highway in the front yard of a private residence.
