Tesla
- Chris Lattner, a former Apple developer, spent nearly six months leading Tesla‘s Autopilot software team in 2017. He left the company last June.
- On Friday, Lattner criticized the software’s current state on Twitter.
- He said he was “sad” at the lack of progress he has perceived since he left the company.
- The Autopilot feature gives Tesla vehicles semi-autonomous capabilities in some situations.
Tesla’s Autopilot feature has become the subject of controversy again after a Model S that was possibly using the feature crashed into a fire truck on January 22. The feature gives Tesla vehicles semi-autonomous capabilities but is not meant to replace a human driver.
Now, Chris Lattner, the former Apple legend who spent nearly six months leading Tesla’s Autopilot software team in 2017, has expressed his disappointment at the software’s current state.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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