Elon Musk promised to completely rewrite Tesla autopilot software code

Specialists of the American company Tesla will completely replace the software part of the Autopilot driver support system. This was announced by the founder of the company Ilon Musk on his page on the social network Twitter. Musk explained that when creating new program code, neural network technologies will be used much more widely. He added that immediately after switching to a new software code, the driver support system will receive many new functions. After comprehensive testing of the system, the functionality will be expanded even more. Most likely, the new code will be ready in two or four months, Musk noted. Currently, the Tesla Autopilot driver support system supports several functions of the third level of car autonomy. For example, at this level of automation, the system is able to automatically change the lane. At the same time, the driver must monitor the situation on the road and be ready to take control. In April 2019, Musk announced that by the end of 2020, Tesla electric vehicles will be able to be driven completely autonomously, which will create an unmanned taxi service. However, later the founder of Tesla shifted the timing of the transition to fully autonomous cars. As previously reported by the news agency, in April, Tesla added the recognition of traffic lights and Stop signs to the Autopilot driver support system.