[fma]

I have always wondered why each company is developing their own software and algorithms... How will NTSB certify the software? Or will they? I mean, they certify car safety features now through crash tests, roll over tests, etc... Why is Tesla, or anyone manufacturer, allowed to modify vehicle safety features through OTA updates without recertification?

I realize it adds more regulation...and I'm sure there can be a middle ground. But I foresee a scenario where an OTA update is pushed and the next morning there are car crashes everywhere.

[Cthulhu_]

Patents and the ability to earn money by licensing out technology. That, or hoping they are the best and get more customers through it - I think that's currently the case for Tesla, selling the only commercially available semi-autonomously driving car ATM.

[lukeschlather]

All manufacturers sell semi-autonomously driving cars. At a minimum cruise control, but more advanced features like e.g. https://www.toyota.com/safety-sense/

Tesla sells a feature set that sounds slightly more advanced on paper, but in practice the benefits are pretty comparable.

[sah2ed]

> I think that's currently the case for Tesla, selling the only commercially available semi-autonomously driving car ATM.

"I think that's currently the case for Tesla, selling the only commercially available semi-autonomous [electric] car ATM."

FTFY

[51Cards]

Cadillac has a similar system out in production.