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Tesla car preempts a crash seconds before it happens

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Tesla had received a lot of flack for releasing semi-autonomous version of its electric-powered car. The first fatal accident occurred when an owner using Tesla’s Model S car operating in Autopilot mode was killed in a collision with a truck. Pending the investigation Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors said that using the technology would still be safer than human intervention. He further stated that the accident could have been avoided if the car was fully autonomous.

It now seems that Musk was right all along, as a video has surfaced showing the company’s system calling out the accident before it even happened. Hans Noordsij, from the Netherlands, posted the video on his twitter page which shows the entire incident unfold on A2 highway near Eindhoven. In the video taken from his dashcam, the AI clearly states that two cars (which was a few feet away) were about to crash into each other several seconds ahead of the collision. In an interview with Electrek, the Dutchman said that the Tesla car applied the emergency brakes before he could react. 

The predictive software can be credited to Tesla’s innovative new radar technology. The company had previously used cameras in its autonomous system for visual aid but it is clear that the radar system is far more responsive and capable of capturing vital information from a distance.

Tesla isn't the only tech firm investing in autonomous systems. Google, Uber, and even BMW have all bet big on the technology. Although Uber currently has a fleet of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. Google and BMW are expected to release their version of the autonomous car in 2020 and 2021, respectively. If Tesla's system is any indication of the future of autonomous driving, it could greatly reduce the 1.25 million traffic fatalities recorded global each year.

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