Tesla Announced All Cars Will Now Contain Self-Driving Hardware - Is It Safe For Consumers? Will Tesla Be Liable For Accidents?

Tesla just announced that all of their cars will have the capacity to "self-drive." In fact, the company said that this will include "Model 3" and the safety of their self-driving hardware is even greater than a car being driven a human.

To be able to achieve this, the hardware needs to a sensor that can detect its surroundings for at least 250 meters. There has to be optical cameras surrounding the vehicle and ultrasonic sensors. One major change that the company made using a new computer which is at least 40 times faster when it comes to processing data gathered from the sensors attached to the car.

NBC reported that according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the foundation is already laid down but "it will take us some time to complete the validation of the software and get regulatory approval." The company is planning to give its consumer a full demonstration of the "self-driving car" by next year.

Will Tesla Be Liable to "Autonomous Driving Crash?"

Naturally, there are questions about the safety of the "self-driving mechanism." When asked if Tesla will indemnify its customers, the answer is a resounding "No." Elon Musk stated, "No. I think it would be up to the individual's insurance."

He added that if the accident is going to cause by the design of the machine, the company is going to take full responsibility for that, The Verge reported. If this is going to be the case, the company needs to set guidelines and regulations as where Tesla's liabilities begins and ends.

Elon Musk also cited that there are at least 1.2 million people who die annually from manually-driven car crashes. He equated "dissuading" the general public in using self-driven cars to "killing people."

Are you willing to try this? Tell us what you think.