The Tesla Autopilot crash is 'a blip on the radar' -- self-driving technology is here to stay

Tesla is one of those companies that people love to love. The electric-car maker's story is one of innovation and genius, with a dose of erudite bravado coming from its intrepid CEO, Elon Musk. Musk has championed Tesla's technologies, including the driver-assist feature called Autopilot. Much has been said about Autopilot's virtues -- its ability to keep the car in one lane, avoid collisions and use cameras and radar to detect its surroundings -- but the technology is not perfect. Japanese automakers, by comparison, are unwilling to follow Tesla's aggressive strategy of getting such features into drivers' hands quickly.