Your Tesla can now come and pick you up – but is that even legal?


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  • Friday, 11 Oct 2019

Following an over-the-air software update to Teslas, drivers can now tell their car to come pick them up – all on its own. Footage of drivers running away from their Teslas, playing catch-me-if-you-can, soon emerged. Is this level of automated driving really legal? — dpa

Tesla unleashed the latest twist in driverless car technology last month, raising more questions about whether autonomous vehicles are outracing public officials and safety regulators.

The Palo Alto electric car company on Sept 26 beamed a software feature called Smart Summon to Tesla owners who prepaid for it.

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