If you ask someone to provide an example of an innovative car, chances are they'll list Tesla as one of the vehicles they consider advanced. It impressed people with its self-driving technology, and now it might even save your life if you get into an accident.
Automatic Emergency Call
As careful as you are when driving, vehicular accidents can sometimes be inevitable, whether it's because of you or another driver. Tesla is launching a new feature that will allow their cars to call for help in the event of an accident.
The update will be released during the company's 2023 Holiday Update next week, along with other note-worthy features. As for the automatic emergency call, it will be activated once the car detects that the airbags have been deployed.
This could be a significant update, especially if drivers become incapacitated during the accident and cannot call for emergency services themselves. It does bring up the issue with Teslas that feature full self-driving (FSD).
If the EV company does have models that have faulty FSD, maybe having a feature that calls for help when you get into an accident might be essential. But of course, those are all alleged issues and the company has won cases that accused Teslas of having the faulty feature.
Furthermore, the 2023 Holiday Update is also bringing other updates for customers. For instance, it will soon have support for Apple Podcasts, rear-screen Bluetooth headsets, new blind spot indicators, and an updated version of the park assistance with 3D visuals.
Based on a demonstration video, the blind spot indicator will glow red when the car detects another vehicle. It will show up on the lane change camera's video feed. Other unmentioned updates in Tesla's announcement have also been pointed out.
One of those is that Tesla owners will not need a separate USB stick for every light show they want to use, as reported by The Verge. Instead, the EV can read all of them from a single storage drive.
This could be in response to an X user saying that the leaked updates were not that great. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is not known for taking criticism lightly, replied by saying that they need to step up their game.
Recent Tesla Case
The automatic 911 feature could bring confidence to prospective buyers especially since reports have been suggesting that Tesla's autopilot and full self-driving may not be safe. It's important to note that these have been argued and won in court.
Back in late October, Tesla won the US trial after its Autopilot driver assistant feature allegedly resulted in a fatal crash, as per Reuters. This is already the second time this year that Tesla won in court regarding the matter of its Autopilot and FSD function.
However, the company still has a long road ahead, given that there are still several other lawsuits that have not been resolved. Tesla is also facing federal investigations looking into whether the software is defective or not.
