3 people found this useful It’s been a busy couple weeks for those following the development of autonomous cars – or at least the capabilities and regulations that may enable autonomy. Last week, Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla hopes to roll out “version 9 of its Full Self-Driving software” in the EU “hopefully this summer” and that the functionality will “blow your mind”. This is a pure vision-based system, without the need for radar or the even more expensive LIDAR that established manufacturers and other pioneers like Waymo see as essential to reliable autonomous driving capabilities. Screenshots of the car's displays suggest that the driver will be so fascinated watching what the car can see and intends to do, that they won’t have time to watch a movie or catch up on emails as some (uninformed) observers suggest will be possible.