A few months ago a driver with a Tesla S car, with an autopilot as an innovation, suffered a fatal accident on a highway in Florida, United States, generating a controversy around the use of this system and whether it is reliable or if It must be eliminated.In the meantime, a new case has been presented that points to a friendlier vision of this tool.
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Florida fatal accident occurred with a Tesla S car that carried the autopilot- autopilot -activated, occurred when this vehicle crashed into the back of a truck that suddenly changed the channel.Although there are testimonies that the driver was watching a movie on a portable DVD at the time of the crash, the US authorities have opened an investigation into the use of this system and its potential danger.

Meanwhile, a new story tells us about the possible virtues of this system.A lawyer 37, Joshua Neally , drove from his office in Springfield, Missouri, to his home in Branson, also in Missouri, driving a Tesla X car with the autopilot activated.Tesla's system allows the car travels long distances on the highway, controlling the direction, speed and braking; however, the driver cannot completely ignore the driving, and in fact, Joshua was aware of the Florida accident and had promised his wife not to rely entirely on the autopilot system .
Suddenly, Neally felt a strong pain in the abdomen that was increasing up above the pit of the stomach.Shortly before losing consciousness I programmed the car to look for a hospital, and the next thing he remembers is who was being treated by doctors and nurses.

The autopilot of the Tesla X drove over 32km , left the highway and He stopped at the emergency ramp of the nearest hospital.He had suffered a pulmonary embolism and he may have saved his life thanks to the speed with which he arrived at the hospital There are those who think that the most sensible thing would have been to call an ambulance, but Neally believes that the Tesla autopilot saved his life.
Despite this story, there are those who continue to doubt the safety of this characteristic Elon Musk, the founder and director of Tesla Motors, insists on defending it and points to the need to better educate drivers about its use-that is, even if you have it on you can't take your eyes off the road-to avoid Stupidities with a possible fatal outcome.

It all depends on the use of it and the ability of the drivers.Definitely, we are at the gates of a great change.Would you like to have a Tesla car? And to put things in perspective, read these myths about electric cars.
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