Tesla Will Allow Aggressive Autopilot Mode With 'Slight Chance of a Fender Bender'

During Tesla's 'Autonomy Investor Day' today, Elon Musk said that the company will someday allow drivers to select aggressive modes of its Autopilot driver assistance system that have a 'slight chance of a fender bender.' 'Musk didn't say when Tesla might roll out that option, only that the company would have to have 'higher confidence' in Autopilot's capabilities before allowing it to happen,' reports The Verge. From the report: 'Do you want to have a nonzero chance of a fender bender on freeway traffic?' Musk asked at the event, which was for investors in the company. He dubbed it 'LA traffic mode,' because 'unfortunately, [it's] the only way to navigate LA traffic.' Tesla already allows its owners to select a 'Mad Max' setting for Navigate on Autopilot, which is a feature that handles highway driving from on-ramp to off-ramp. The Mad Max setting makes quicker lane changes than if the car is in 'Mild' or 'Average' modes. Musk suggested Tesla will eventually allow drivers to choose 'gradually more aggressive behavior' by 'dial[ing] the setting up.' Musk also said Tesla's full self-driving computer is now in all new Model 3, X and S vehicles, and a next-gen chip that's 'three times better' than the current system is already 'halfway done.'

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