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Tesla's new Autopilot will start being released mid-December — here's what it can do by Danielle Muoio on Nov 28, 2016, 3:37 PM Advertisement
 New Tesla cars will start getting a big update in mid-December. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that Autopilot 8.1 will first come out in three weeks and will then roll out incrementally in monthly releases. That seems to mean some features will become available in mid-December with others slated to arrive later. Autopilot 8.1, or Enhanced Autopilot, will only be available in cars purchased after October 19. That's because Musk announced at the time that vehicles currently in production — which include the Model X, Model S, and future Model 3 — will be equipped with new hardware that will allow for the Autopilot improvements. Musk also said the new hardware will allow the cars to be fully self-driving, pending further software validation and regulatory approval. Here's our breakdown of the new system: SEE ALSO: Elon Musk: Fully autonomous Tesla will drive across the country by the end of 2017 Tesla cars on the road today have Tesla's first-generation Autopilot system that allows the cars to automatically steer, change lanes, and merge onto highways. Convenience features built into the first-generation Autopilot also allow the cars to park themselves, both in perpendicular and parallel fashions. 
Those vehicles, built between September 2014 and October 2016, were equipped with one camera for Autopilot. But new Tesla cars are now being built with eight cameras that provide 360-degree visibility and 250 meters (820 feet) of range. 
Tesla cars still come with one radar sensor, but it has enhanced processing that allows it to see through heavy rain, fog, dust, and even a car in front of it. 
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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