To help avoid damage to vehicles by adjusting the suspension, electric vehicle company Tesla has confirmed that its vehicles can now scan rough roads like potholes. In a new 2022.20 software update, the automaker wrote about a new feature in the “Tesla Adaptive Suspension” system, auto-tech website Electrek reports.
The company is quoted as saying, “Tesla Adaptive Suspension will now adjust ride height for the upcoming rough road segment. This adjustment may take place at various locations, subject to availability, as the vehicle is subject to rough terrain generated by Tesla vehicles.” Downloads any road map data.”
This is the first confirmation of the Tesla vehicle fleet scanning the roads to evaluate its conditions. The report says that for now, it’s not just about Autopilot, or the full self-driving (FSD) beta, navigating around those “rough road sections,” but Tesla’s strategy for those conditions. suspension has been adopted.
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This feature is only going to be available in Tesla vehicles with adaptive suspension like the new Model S and Model X. Back in 2020, CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla Autopilot was eventually going to create mini-maps to detect and remember potholes. Avoid them.
Although currently, Tesla Autopilot isn’t quite there yet, it can now be seen as the first confirmation that Tesla’s fleet of vehicles is looking for them, or a more “rough road segment” in general.
(With inputs from IANS)