diesel engines. One of the features in the latest Tesla models is ‘autonomous driving’ mode and ‘summon/ valet’ mode, both of these features allow the car to move and operate without any user input making the vehicle autonomous. In order for a vehicle to incorporate such features it has to be equipped with several sensors and cameras in order for the car to determine and judge distance and dangers before moving in order to make the vehicle as safe as possible.

In all of the Tesla models produced on or after 19th of October 2016 they will include all of the necessary hardware for autonomous driving including 8 surround cameras/ sensors which not only allow you to view a full 360 degree view of the vehicle’s surroundings therefore reducing blind spots, but it also allows the vehicle to determine distances and make decisions on behalf of the driver to ensure the safest experience whilst operating the vehicle. Tesla’s ‘summon’ feature allows the vehicle to use the many sensors and cameras to locate and make its way to the user with the touch of a button and even allows the user to get out of the car at the desired location and the vehicle will go and find a suitable parking space and wait there until you summon it again, and all can be done whilst the user is not in the car. However should we be prepared to give up our human input and put our lives in the hands of technology?.

During my research I found an article dated February the 1st 2015 which talked about 2.1 million cars which have been recalled due to a sensor fault, not only was it a extremely dangerous fault but it also went undetected for over 10 years causing a number of collisions, This fault was all down to a small electrical sensor in the airbag which caused the airbag to deploy at random and so there have been numerous incidents where the airbag has deployed when driving down the road and has caused the driver to crash. Vehicles affected by this fault are from brands such as Dodge, Jeep, Toyota, Acura, Pontiac and Honda all produced between 2002- 2004 as these all shared a same or similar airbag unit and sensor. As a result Honda were issued with fines of over $70 million in compensati