Tesla Adds Software to Let Cars Park Themselves With No Driver

Tesla Adds Software to Let Cars Park Themselves With No Driver

Tool can maneuver vehicles in garage or in perpendicular spots
Upgrade also limits autonomous driving on residential roads

By Mark Chediak

January 10, 2016 — 10:03 AM PST

Tesla Motors Inc. rolled out new software that will let some of its electric cars park in a garage or in perpendicular spaces without a driver behind the wheel.

Owners of Model S and Model X sedans will be able to park them while standing outside the vehicle if it’s within 33 feet (10 meters) of a garage or narrow space, Tesla said Sunday on the eve of the Detroit auto show. The cars can also be summoned from a parking spot, according to the company, which said the tools remain in a beta, or test, version.

The upgrade also restricts automated steering on residential roads and streets without a center divider and will limit the vehicles’ speed, Tesla said in an e-mailed statement.

Tesla’s so-called 7.1 software update expands on the Autopilot features unveiled in October, which let cars change lanes with turn signals and parallel park. The functions are a step toward the vision of autonomous or self-driving cars -- a pursuit that’s stirring interest across the auto industry and beyond.

Technology giant Google Inc. is working on driver-less cars and automotive titans General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. are also pushing in that direction. GM said last week it will invest $500 million in Lyft Inc. and work with the ride-sharing company to develop a network of self-driving cars.

Tesla, co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has distinguished itself by automatically pushing over-the-air software updates to customers, refreshing the vehicles with new and enhanced functions.


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-10/tesla-adds-software-to-let-cars-park-themselves-with-no-driver

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