Tesla's fully autonomous cars: How they work and when they'll be available

Move over, Jeeves -- fully autonomous cars are on the way. 

Automaker Tesla, which already offers a semi-autonomous mode called Autopilot in its current cars, is stepping up its game with fully self-driving cars. So how will these cars work, and when will we see them on the roads? 

In IT Blogwatch, we go along for the ride. 

Fully autonomous, huh? So what exactly does that mean? Johana Bhuiyan has the background:

All Teslas will now be manufactured with hardware that will enable the vehicle to completely drive itself in all situations...That means when Tesla’s fully self-driving software is ready, all it will take is an over-the-air update to turn semi-autonomous Teslas...into fully autonomous cars.
...
The cars will also be equipped with new software that is 40 times more powerful than the existing software to better process information.

But what kind of hardware will the cars include? Kristen Hall-Geisler gives us an overview:

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here