Tesla's in-car system was updated in June with a version that allows the driving visuals to show more objects, including stoplights, stop signs and selected road markings.
Thepaper.cn quoted a Tesla staff as saying that the latest version of Tesla's onboard system can also recognize objects such as traffic signals, road directional signs, stop lines, bicycle signs, and other objects such as trash cans.
"This is a huge step forward in the field of assisted driving, which means that assisted autopilot is finally moving from closed roads like highways towards an open road scenario like city streets," the Tesla employee said.
The employee also said that Tesla can already do automatic stopping after recognizing a red light in the United States, while it cannot do so in China.
"Because there is still a learning gap between recognition and action, seeing and taking action are two different things, and in China it is still in the data accumulation stage. In the United States it can take actions, one of the reasons is for the large number of vehicle ownership."
However, the staff member did not disclose when China will be able to recognize red lights and stop.
The staff member stressed that being able to recognize stop signs and stop lights does not mean that it will replace the driver's attention. In other words, drivers will still need to focus their own attention while driving the vehicle.
In April this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that recognizing and reacting to traffic lights and stop signs As well as two features to automatically assist driving in city streets, it has already completed testing and will go live in global markets within a few months.
