With the effects of global warming, pollution and limitations of fossil fuels in recent years, vehicle companies from all over the world are creating and developing methods to reduce emissions and also find an alternative for fossil fuels used to create petrol and oil. So far we currently have various vehicles which are using petrol alternatives such as the Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Prius which are now incorporating the use of electric driven motors or using hybrid technology to combine the use of petrol and electric to get the best of both worlds.

In more recent years companies such as Tesla are taking this electric technology and are working continuously to develop and refine their vehicles to make them as safe as can be however with all the benefits and more of conventional petrol and 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 th