Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHRIP7_PPE2KDUKLxvomaa3k4JCLf7P0y5kajkLVAYGI_EDSELWZIz40fQ8WYXm6BdRiR94znz1OHe5zII75u85LiaFcIRFUDn137wGxUfeLOsX7gVoK61UWu8H6cgXW284DP2xX-l68/s1600/Tesla+owners+reveal+what+happens+when+autopilot+FAILS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHRIP7_PPE2KDUKLxvomaa3k4JCLf7P0y5kajkLVAYGI_EDSELWZIz40fQ8WYXm6BdRiR94znz1OHe5zII75u85LiaFcIRFUDn137wGxUfeLOsX7gVoK61UWu8H6cgXW284DP2xX-l68/s640/Tesla+owners+reveal+what+happens+when+autopilot+FAILS.jpg" title="Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tesla Model S owners have shown what can happen when the Autopilot veers off-course </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> EARLY ADOPTERS reveal what happens when Tesla's experimental new autopilot feature goes WRONG.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Tesla Model S electric cars now have the ability to drive themselves, thanks to a clever new software update.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But a handful of owners have already discovered that drivers still need to keep an eye on the road – and two hands <em>hovering</em> above the steering wheel.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The new feature is still in beta, so bugs and glitches are to be expected.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However Tesla owners have uploaded a number of hair-raising videos which show what happens when the software misjudges the road ahead.<br /><iframe width="640" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MrwxEX8qOxA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br /> One owner is forced to grasp the wheel after the Tesla Model S swerves into the oncoming lane – <em>and traffic</em> – while emitting the warning noise which signals an imminent side impact.<br /> Another hugely popular YouTube video shows the car falter when the painted white lanes on a US highway disappear on one side of the vehicle.<br /> Confused by the sudden lack of road markings – the car <em>veers</em> towards the lay-by.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><iframe width="640" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oIxNgts8y_E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Tesla AutoPilot system has also been pulled over by police for speeding.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has previously cautioned early adopters: "We’re being especially cautious at this early stage, so we’re advising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The software is very new."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Tesla has also reminded customers that it is the driver who is responsible for the car at all times – even when the vehicle is driving itself.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Autopilot software update will be rolled out across Europe and Asia as soon as it has been given regulatory approval, Elon Musk has confirmed.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Whether or not you'll be happy test out it after seeing these viral vidoe clips remains entirely up to you.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">   </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6WMmE9WCXMSh_Cw8GXc4P98askL2Qdwenopo6eF12XkdjV1qH4aS3JnG3XB2GD3fDj0tFaetL-erIkKk4i8qgJBpp1B5thTknj0JcCnHM3TResaq9ooUHDWoZWT_7FCd34XUfN4FeTM/s1600/Tesla+owners+reveal+what+happens+when+autopilot+FAILS+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS" border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6WMmE9WCXMSh_Cw8GXc4P98askL2Qdwenopo6eF12XkdjV1qH4aS3JnG3XB2GD3fDj0tFaetL-erIkKk4i8qgJBpp1B5thTknj0JcCnHM3TResaq9ooUHDWoZWT_7FCd34XUfN4FeTM/s640/Tesla+owners+reveal+what+happens+when+autopilot+FAILS+2.jpg" title="Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tesla plans to roll out Autopilot across Europe as soon as it has regulatory approval </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div>

Tesla owners reveal what happens when autopilot FAILS

Tesla Model S owners have shown what can happen when the Autopilot veers off-course EARLY ADOPTERS reveal what happens when Tesla's...

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