Musk shows self-driving progress, humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day

Tesla is working on a purely "vision"-based system, using eight vehicle-mounted cameras to process a real-time 3D "vector space" to guide navigation. (Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg

August 20, 2021 08:22 AM

Tesla used its inaugural AI Day to showcase improvements in its self-driving capability -- which has come under a regulatory spotlight -- and unveiled plans for a life-like robot that Elon Musk says will take the drudgery out of everyday life.

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