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Tesla Semi Mad Max autopilot mode is real, says Elon Musk
Tesla’s Autopilot not enough for “living on the edge” for you? How about a more aggressive Autopilot on a self-driving truck? That’s probably going to the be initial reaction and fears after Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the Tesla Semi’s autopilot will have a “Mad Max” mode. But while reality is much less exciting than the fiction it cites, this news probably won’t do Tesla’s PR much good.To those familiar with at least the recent film, associating the words “Mad Max” with a truck will conjure up images of mayhem and destruction. Not exactly the image you’d want for a hulking truck that drives by itself. But like the Ludicrous Mode for its sedans, the Semi’s “Mad Max” mode is actually less exciting.
It all has to do with the Autopilot’s Blind Spot Threshold which is associated with the Autopilot’s lane switching algorithms. In a photo shared by Musk on Twitter, the options include Standard, Aggressive, and Mad Max. Given that order, Mad Max is going to be really, really aggressive.
J Torres-SG
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