The outside world has been speculating about how much GPS data and actual speed limit signs are used by Tesla in its autopilot function with speed limit detection.
Today, Tesla’s software update gives some answers.
According to Electrek reports, on August 29 Tesla released new software updates, including a feature called “Speed Assist Improvements”.
Tesla wrote in a note to the software update: ” Speed Assist can now use car cameras to detect speed limit signs to improve the accuracy of local road speed limit data . The detected speed limit signs will be displayed in the driving visualization And used to set related speed limit warnings.”
As always, the car owner can adjust the speed assist settings by clicking Control>Autopilot>Speed Limit.
In addition, Tesla also added “green traffic lights” based on its traffic signal and stop sign control functions.
According to the function description, when the traffic light turns green, the warning tone for this function will sound . If the owner is waiting behind another vehicle, the alert tone will also sound when the vehicle in front starts. “
But Tesla also pointed out that this beep is “only designed as a notification”, “the driver is responsible for observing the surrounding environment and making corresponding decisions.”
It is worth noting that Tesla has also increased the cruise speed: through the dashboard speedometer, the user can adjust the speed set by “Traffic Aware Cruise Control” or “Automatic Steering” to the current speed. You can also click the speed limit sign to adjust the set speed to the speed limit. “
Before that, users need to use the scroll bar on the steering wheel to modify the speed or reset the “traffic-aware cruise control system.”
Starting on August 29, this update will gradually cover user vehicles, but as usual, it will take several weeks to cover every Tesla.
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