Deep Neural Networks, Big Data, AI, and the Road to Autonomous Systems - DATAVERSITY

Earlier this year Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the future is now. By the middle of 2020, he said at an event for investors, Tesla's autonomous system will have improved to the point where drivers will not have to pay attention to the road. He revealed that Tesla has plans to roll out Level 5 autonomous taxis next year in some parts of the United States, which means they will be capable of driving themselves anywhere on the planet, under all possible conditions, with no limitations. That's compelling, but is it really possible within such a short timeframe? In May, a month after Musk's speech, Consumer Reports said that the new lane-changing feature on Tesla's updated Navigate on Autopilot software lags far behind a human driver's skills.