A brand new Mannequin Y is being produced in a quiet nook of the Giga Berlin manufacturing unit. The automobile drives itself across the campus, previous equipment, stops at a Supercharger and parks within the outbound lot.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system has been on metropolis streets and highways for years, however that is one thing new. This newest clip exhibits a Mannequin Y driving across the Giga Berlin web site, avoiding obstacles, following a set path, and even charging itself earlier than parking. Tesla saves time and labor by having vehicles transfer themselves round when testing FSD proper out of the manufacturing unit. That’s proper, no extra human check drivers are wanted to maneuver the vehicles round.
This began earlier this 12 months however André Thierig, Tesla’s Senior Director of Manufacturing at Giga Berlin says it’s now totally built-in. Each Mannequin Y that exits the manufacturing unit’s “Mild Tunnel” for last high quality inspection now makes use of FSD to get to the outbound lot. The method is easy: the automobile initiates FSD, drives across the manufacturing unit, stops at an on-site Supercharger for a pre-delivery cost after which parks itself for switch.
Throughout the manufacturing unit tour, every automobile’s cameras, sensors and resolution making methods are examined in a managed however dynamic atmosphere. It’s primarily a stress check to see if the system can deal with tight turns, shifting objects and exact actions earlier than the automobile hits the highway. Earlier this 12 months Tesla set a worldwide document by having a Mannequin Y drive from Giga Texas to a buyer’s house in half-hour, going by means of highways, site visitors lights and metropolis streets.
However Tesla’s manufacturing automation is a part of a much bigger image. The brand new Cybercab, a steering wheel free electrical automobile designed as a robotaxi, is the long run the place self driving is not only a characteristic however the goal of the automobile.
