Tesla may be the leader in self-driving technology but people keep forgetting one thing - it's only semi-automatic.
CEO, Elon Musk, confirms that Tesla's Autopilot, although quickly improving, is still only semi-autonomous and that it's dependent on the driver keeping their eyes on the road. In fact, experts have given the company a low score for this particular criterion, even though all others have been scored high.
It seems that full Autopilot is still a little way down the road. But even if it was already available, who says we would be using it wisely?
One young couple made us ask this exact question when they decided to shoot a video of themselves having sex while driving with Autopilot.
Despite several safety concerns, most people found the story hilarious, including Elon Musk, and PornHub, too.
Keep reading to find out how the new "Tesla porn stars" did it and why they would do it again.
It's likely that Autopilot will soon be so reliable that driving will be completely hands-free.
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According to Business Insider, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has recently said, "I think it will become very quickly — maybe even towards the end of this year, but I would say I'd be shocked if it's not next year, at the latest — that having a human intervene will decrease safety."Tesla's Autopilot is quickly becoming more powerful.
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Musk believes that Tesla is way ahead of its competitors when it comes to their goal of making Autopilot fully independent."I could be wrong, but it appears to be the case that Tesla is vastly ahead of everyone," he said.
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And it's just one of several bold predictions the CEO has for his company and its Autopilot system.In February, he told ARK Invest that Tesla might even go completely hands-free by the end of this year.
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Don't get excited yet, though. Musk is known for making predictions that turn out to take longer than anticipated.He said in 2015 that hands-free Autopilot would be available in about 2 years. (Still waiting...)
He's also missed several deadlines to release a self-driving car in the US.However, Tesla is still the leader in semi-autonomous technology.
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"The system can control steering, acceleration, and braking in some environments with driver supervision," Business Insider says.Last year, Autopilot was given the highest rating for "capability, performance, and ease-of-use" when compared to 3 other driver-assistance systems.
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But it also got the lowest rating for "keeping drivers engaged." This particular issue has been a major factor in several fatal accidents.No wonder, then, that some experts doubt that Tesla will be able to turn a semi-Autopilot into a fully autonomous system.
That's why a 2019 report has ranked Tesla's self-driving technology nineteenth out of twenty in strategy and execution.But even if we do have full Autopilot soon, it doesn't mean we'll use it wisely.
@elonmusk https://t.co/SSFf6nXbzR— Sara Polak (@Sara Polak)1557434820.0
Insider reports that a rising star on PornHub, Taylor Jackson, has recently uploaded a video showing the couple "performing various sex acts in a moving Tesla."
@Pornhub @elonmusk This time-line https://t.co/qcpbiN8p6T— H & D (@H & D)1557452500.0
But Jackson was prepared to test the car's limits.
Best Tesla’s PR ever @elonmusk https://t.co/nfguW9cjs0— Sasha Kalash (@Sasha Kalash)1557478665.0
PornHub has also responded.
They posted on Instagram a screenshot of the video, saying, "Reporting you to Elon for not having two hands on the wheel with autopilot enabled."Jackson says that she's new to the adult-entertainment industry.
Turns out there’s more ways to use Autopilot than we imagined— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)1557434787.0
She was with her boyfriend on a road trip when he talked her into having sex while the car was on Autopilot.
"We joked around when we were done and thought that would make a great porno," Jackson said."We looked it up on PornHub because we thought someone had to have done it, and we couldn't find anything."
NSFW: Couple Has Sex In A Self Driving Tesla https://t.co/4ab1AD5pNe https://t.co/klR5sxzXQu— Len Berman and Michael Riedel WOR (@Len Berman and Michael Riedel WOR)1557483737.0
Tesla assures that although accidents have happened, they are rare.
'Tesla saved my life', says owner after walking away from high-speed crash on Autopilot https://t.co/2HUf1cA6lh by… https://t.co/cZbsNsSelG— Electrek.Co (@Electrek.Co)1557425593.0
Jackson says that she'd had experience with Autopilot before and so she wasn't afraid of crashing.
REJOICE! The First Auto-Pilot Tesla Porno Is Here! https://t.co/8jgO5fsO74 https://t.co/XFn1X0Jcxc— chaps (@chaps)1557435646.0
"It was mainly a straight road, but it had a lot of traffic. We had a lot of cars driving by us."
@elonmusk I bet when you named Tesla cars to spell out SEXY, you didn't think anyone would take it so literally. HA HA.— James Hoffmann (@James Hoffmann)1557434924.0
Especially for as long as the couple did.
However, despite the clear danger to themselves and everyone around them, Jackson says she would do it again."The feedback has been great so far, and the comments, for the most part, have been amusing," she said.
Taylor Jackson has become the first person to shoot a pornographic scene in a Tesla on Autopilot. https://t.co/3CHOI4To38— Ricardo Pais Oliveira (@Ricardo Pais Oliveira)1557421634.0
Scroll down for the funniest comments so far.
@elonmusk You can autopilot all the way to Uranus...— Planet Uranus (@Planet Uranus)1557436157.0
Jordy Gladines: "Tesla stock just went up by 150%."
Harmony Hix quoted Taylor Swift, writing, "This is why we can't have nice things."Irakli Vardidze: "Modern problems require modern solutions."
@elonmusk Possibilities are endless! Road trips will be redefined and will be so much more FUN! Autopilot will en… https://t.co/FgtK3PNxYF— 🌟 Stella Vitae 🌟 (@🌟 Stella Vitae 🌟)1557440453.0
Stilly Fraser: "Was the Autopilot involved in a threesome?"
@elonmusk Autopilot with “benefits” 😍— 🌟 Stella Vitae 🌟 (@🌟 Stella Vitae 🌟)1557439140.0
Helio Figueiredo: "On the highway to heaven. Tesla cars, so useful."
@elonmusk Dont stop them now cause they are having a good time, having a good time... It’s a sex machine ready to r… https://t.co/YwPEq81qcP— Ilario Dellanoce (@Ilario Dellanoce)1557471341.0
Patrick Baxter: "Thanks, now PornHub is down from all the extra traffic. There goes my afternoon..."
@elonmusk https://t.co/cfA7eqAkqZ— George (@George)1557498159.0
Bob Martin: "Low carbon footprint, would be a green movie."
@elonmusk Ha, new danger of auto pilot, "sort of" Unprotected sex with random date Guess they should have went through pharmacy drive-thru.— Tod Sage (@Tod Sage)1557490502.0
Ty Rivard: "This is just a Tesla advertisement."
@elonmusk Should have a romantic mode - seats recline - Barry White music - mood lighting 😂— Norm McGillivray (@Norm McGillivray)1557437045.0
Wilson Wong: "Free advertisement for the right demographic ?"
@elonmusk 1000 ways to use Autopilot. Today I knew other one.— Benjamin (@Benjamin)1557446379.0