NATIONWIDE — Tesla says it will introduce a ride-hailing service with no humans driving the cars — and Tesla owners can get in on the action.
- Tesla is storing images, learning at fast rate, company says
- Owners will be allowed to put their self-driving cars in service
CEO Elon Musk and others detailed the company's plans to have the service operational by next year.
Musk says Tesla's self-driving software is storing images and learning at an exponential rate.
He says he's confident Tesla will get regulatory approval for the service sometime next year as well.
All Tesla cars being built today have the hardware necessary for full self-driving:
— Tesla (@Tesla) April 23, 2019
8 vision cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, radar, and this custom-designed beast of a Full Self-Driving Computer pic.twitter.com/jYMAhB5Ooc
Tesla would allow owners, when they themselves are not in the car, to use their smart phones to put their cars into the ride-hailing service.