Tesla's Elon Musk says software changes could improve Autopilot

Tesla will release a software update to improve the Autopilot system in its cars following a crash that killed a driver, founder Elon Musk has revealed. The electric car manufacturer's chief executive said he had been talking to the German supplier of the radar systems used in the vehicles about ways of improving the feature. Driver Joshua Brown died in May when his Tesla Model S collided with a tractor trailer while using the Autopilot system after it failed to detect a white tractor trailer against the sky. Tesla is preparing to release a software update that will deliver'significant improvements to the radar used by its Autopilot system, which is designed to keep the vehicle in lanes and detect traffic ahead. Elon Musk is preparing to release a new'master plan' outlining the future of Tesla Motors.