Tesla's New AI Tech Could Save Lives, Thanks to Quicker Airbags
Key takeaways
- Tesla's newest technology uses its cars' existing cameras to detect crashes before they happen, enabling earlier airbag deployment.
- Tesla is implementing a new technology that should help minimize injuries during a crash.
- Traditionally, safety measures such as seatbelt pre-tensioners and airbags rely on physical sensors located around the car.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
Tesla's newest technology uses its cars' existing cameras to detect crashes before they happen, enabling earlier airbag deployment.
Tesla Tesla's newest "Vision" software anticipates crashes and deploys airbags before impact, reducing the risk of injury.The new system can deploy the airbags up to 70 milliseconds earlier than traditional airbag deployment systems, according to Tesla.The technology will be added to existing vehicles as a software update, and it will be included in all new Teslas moving forward. Tesla is implementing a new technology that should help minimize injuries during a crash. In a post on X, the automaker announced that its newest version of "Tesla Vision" uses the existing cameras placed around its cars to detect crashes before they happen, enabling them to enact safety measures in the fraction of a second before impact.
Traditionally, safety measures such as seatbelt pre-tensioners and airbags rely on physical sensors located around the car. The sensors, typically found in the bumpers or long crumple zones, relay that a crash is occurring, but by the time those sensors activate, occupants are typically already moving in their seats.