Tesla's Autopilot is declared not guilty and the new Model S/X 100d is launched

Ever since foreign media revealed that an American Tesla MODEL S user was killed in a car accident while using the autopilot function in May 2016, doubts about the safety of Tesla's driverless car have been raised from all walks of life. Soon after, NHTSA (US Highway Safety Administration) announced that it would intervene in the investigation of the Tesla MODEL S fatal accident and launch an in-depth investigation into Tesla's autopilot system.

Tesla's Autopilot feature has no flaws, US regulator says

On January 19, 2017, NHTSA released a report on its investigation into Tesla's autopilot function that lasted about half a year. NHTSA stated in the document that during the investigation into Tesla's autopilot function, no functional differences were found between the auto-assisted driving system and its automatic emergency braking function and the previous design. However, NHTSA also stated that autopilot car manufacturers must consider the potential for any driver to abuse the system. It is also worth mentioning that the investigation report also stated that after Tesla cars were equipped with the auto-assisted driving function, the accident rate of Tesla vehicles dropped by about 40%.

Tesla said that it always puts customer safety first and will gradually upgrade and improve the automatic assisted driving system in the future. In addition, there are recent reports that Tesla will cooperate with Panasonic in the field of autonomous driving technology research and development in addition to power batteries.

Tesla's new car is on sale with a starting price of RMB 913,000

It is not known whether it was planned in advance or just coincidence, but Tesla announced on January 20, 2017, the day after the U.S. Highway Safety Administration announced the results of the investigation, that the long-awaited new car MODEL S/X 100d was officially on the market. The starting prices of MODEL S/X 100d are RMB 913,000 and RMB 1,014,700 respectively.

According to the new car data released by Tesla, the new car is equipped with a 100 kWh battery pack, which has improved the mileage compared to the previous MODEL S/X 90d. The MODEL S 100d can travel 632 kilometers on a full charge (based on the European NEDC cycle), with an acceleration time of 0-60 mph (about 96 km/h) of 4.2 seconds and 0-100 km/h of 4.4 seconds; the MODEL X 100d has a range of 565 kilometers (based on the European NEDC cycle), with an acceleration time of 0-60 mph (about 96 km/h) of 4.8 seconds and 0-100 km/h of 5.0 seconds. In addition, compared with the MODEL S/X P100d, the new car not only has a longer range, but also has an advantage in price, but it is slightly insufficient in terms of 100 km acceleration.

It is also worth mentioning that the optional car interior service previously launched for MODEL X has received strong support from users. Therefore, both new cars launched this time will launch interior optional package services. Currently, users can choose from 5 interior optional packages according to their preferences.

For current new energy vehicle users, driving range is one of the important performance indicators they consider when purchasing. The two new cars launched by Tesla have undoubtedly broken the record of pure electric vehicles that are already on sale in terms of driving range, demonstrating its dominance in core technology for electric vehicles. In addition, the interior installation package selection service launched is also very user-friendly, giving users more choices.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.