New Teslas will begin to get updated Autopilot in mid-December ' here's what the system can do (TSLA)

New Teslacars will start getting a big update in mid-December.Cars purchased after October 19 came with new hardware that will eventually improve Autopilot's capabilities, renaming the system Enhanced Autopilot or Autopilot 8.1.However, the carswere stripped of several first-generation Autopilot features ' including blind spot detection, auto emergency braking, and park assist ' as Tesla calibrates the new sensors.Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the cars will getthose first generation Autopilot features backin mid-December. From there, Autopilot 8.1 features will begin rolling out incrementally on a monthly basis.Here's our breakdown of Autopilot 8.1:SEE ALSO:Elon Musk: Fully autonomous Tesla will drive across the country by the end of 2017Tesla cars on the road today have Tesla's first-generation Autopilot system that allows the cars to automatically steer, change lanes, and merge onto highways. Convenience features built into the first-generation Autopilot also allow the cars to park themselves, both in perpendicular and parallel fashions.Those vehicles, built between September 2014 and October 2016, were equipped with one camera for Autopilot. But new Tesla cars are now being built with eight cameras that provide 360-degree visibility and 250 meters (820 feet) of range.New Tesla cars still come with one radar sensor, but it now has enhanced processing that allows it to see through heavy rain, fog, dust, and even a car in front of it.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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