Elon Musk says Teslas should be able to navigate parking lots ‘by next year’

Elon Musk says Teslas should be able to navigate parking lots ‘by next year’

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https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/elon-musk-parking-lot-navigation-next-year-tweet/

Autopark as it currently exists requires the driver to identify a space by driving past it slowly until a P appears on the dashboard screen. The driver must then shift into reverse and hit a "Start" button on the touchscreen, at which point the car will maneuver itself into the space. Summon is a similar technology used to worm a Tesla into or out of tight spaces. This one can be used while outside the vehicle through the Tesla app -- engage Summon in the app, and the car will creep forward or backward slowly, based on user input. It can make slight steering corrections, too.

Musk has never been shy about his aspirations to have Teslas park themselves, and this is a technology he's brought up in the past. Hopefully, the actual deployment of this technology won't be too far off from Musk's own estimates. Last week, Tesla boosted the capability of its driver-assist systems with Navigate on Autopilot, which is an active guidance feature that claims it can help guide a car (with strict driver oversight, natch) from "on-ramp to off-ramp," including suggesting times to change lanes.

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