Source: cnBeta
Tesla has pushed a new update to their fully autonomous driving software, raising its version number to the 10.9 beta. According to the changelog, the update appears to be designed to make the software behave more user-friendly, with more natural turns and fewer sudden accelerations.
Take a look at the full changelog below:
Improved intersection extent and right-of-way assignment by updating the modeling of intersection areas from dense rasters to sparse instances. Intersection area IOU increased by 4.2%. The sparse intersection network was the first model to deploy an autoregressive architecture, running at low latency on trip Al accelerator chips through innovations in the Al compiler stack.
By adding 10-bit inference support to the Al compiler stack, the generalized static object network was upgraded to map images using 10-bit photon count streams instead of 8-bit ISP tones. Overall recalls increased by 3.9% and accuracy by 1.7%.
Make it more natural for an unprotected left turn to cross the oncoming lane by entering the intersection and giving way directly before starting the turn.
With network updates and a new navigation trail format, lane preference and topology estimates were improved by 1.2 percent.
Short-term lane changes have been improved by better simulating the slowdown required for maneuvering after lane changes.
With better kinematic modeling, the future path of objects that are not limited by lane geometry is improved.
When there is an impending slowdown nearby, make the launch from the stop calmer.
Improved clearance selection when giving way to passing vehicles on narrow roads.
Tesla recently raised the cost of its fully self-driving package to $12,000, and while the feature appears far from complete, the move is believed to be close to its goal. Elon Musk had earlier said that once the software's features were fully out, it would be worth more than $20,000 to the owner.