Elon Musk Delays Tesla Autopilot Announcement After SpaceX Rocket Explosion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has more important things to focus on at the moment.
Earlier today, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral, and fortunately no one was injured. As you may know, Elon Musk is also CEO of SpaceX and he has tweeted that his Tesla Autopilot blog will be postponed to the end of the weekend.
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Yesterday, Musk said that major improvements to Autopilot were coming with v8.0 and 8.1 software, primarily through advanced processing of radar signals. But now we will have to wait a few more days to get the details.
Finishing Autopilot blog postponed to end of weekend
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2016
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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