Elon Musk: before the advent of robotic vehicles on the road for another 5-6 years

A year ago, Tesla announced its intention to issue its own vehicles with autonomous control system that does not require human intervention. Now Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, said that before the mass appearance of robotic vehicles on the roads there are still 5-6 years. In general, this view is somewhat at odds with the general opinion that (largely formed by the media) that cars with fully automatic control system may be introduced today or tomorrow.

Why did Musk thinks so? According to the head of Tesla, the thing is that there is no more perfect software for autonomous cars, capable of functioning perfectly.

current system depends on the testimony of radars, cameras and several sensors. Some companies have been able to ensure that their systems for robotic vehicles have become smaller, better, cheaper. But the problem is, in fact, not so much in hardware as in software for this hardware. A software that was able to work perfectly, identifying objects and taking the right decisions on the road yet.

Some companies try to accelerate the development of such software, including Google. Developers "Corporations Good" created a special virtual simulators roads of California for their vehicles with automatic control system. Such simulators, according to developers, help cars "learn" as quickly as possible. By the way, the government of California issued the first group permissions for Google, Mercedes and Audi, allowing companies to legally test their robot cars on the roads in the region.

Two major advantages of robotic cars - comfort and safety. Computer control of the vehicle is able to react faster than a person making a decision in a split second. Somewhere you need to increase the speed, somewhere, on the contrary, reduce, and in some cases - to make a difficult maneuver. According to mask, after the full control systems driving safety on the roads will increase many times over. The owner of the car while driving on the road can go about their business.

Elon Musk argues that such cars from Tesla (and even from other car) will appear in a wide circulation in about 2020, not earlier. By the way, in August of this year, about the same date, voiced and Nissan with some other companies.

On the other hand, some automakers went to a compromise solution, producing cars with more sophisticated than ever before, cruise control, and requires the presence of a person behind the wheel.

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