Accustomed to sensational announcements, Tesla boss Elon Musk has made new promises about his autonomous driving system, Autopilot. Traveling to Brazil, this Friday, May 20, the American billionaire has, in fact, made some confidences to local journalists, reports the site Electrek. Elon Musk thus assured that autonomous driving, without the need for a driver behind the wheel, will be implemented by May 2023.
A statement that seems very optimistic, while in the United States, yet another investigation has been opened into Tesla’s autonomous driving system. In question: an accident involving a Model S which caused the death of the occupants of the vehicle, according to Tom’s guide. The CEO of Tesla was in Brazil this Friday, May 20, to set up a partnership with the local government to launch a program to connect the Amazon regions to the Internet via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite.