The update will arrive in “about three weeks and it will get rolled out incrementally in monthly releases”, he tweeted, replying to a follower curious as to why their new Model S didn’t have features such as auto steer and auto lane change enabled. The end of december or early january the update will be live.
The incremental upgrades will gradually introduce autonomous options to Tesla models that “are now being made with the new hardware” but do not have the features activated as “promised”, Auto Express reports.
Footage of the enhanced autopilot mode surfaced in October, with The Verge saying the clip shows “a Tesla leaving the garage, driving across town and finding a parking spot – all autonomously”.
It is also believed the 8.1 update will introduce a small performance upgrade to the company’s Model S and X range. Earlier this month, Musk said improved 0-60mph times would appear in a future update scheduled for a December release
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