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Tesla is now hiring people to test its Autopilot feature on Houston roads
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Tesla is now hiring people to test its Autopilot feature on Houston roads

HOUSTON – Do you want to try a new concert? adze it might just have the perfect opening for you.

The company, run by a billionaire Elon Muskis now looking to hire people to test it Automatic pilot characteristic.

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A ad on the business and employment social networking site, LinkedIn, search for a test driver in the Houston area. Other ads are posted throughout Texas.

The official title is “Vehicle Operator, Autopilot,” but the job description boils down to driving a car while on Autopilot to collect data.

What is the Autopilot feature?

“Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that improves safety and comfort behind the wheel,” according to a description on Tesla’s website. “When used properly, Autopilot reduces the overall workload as a driver. Every new Tesla vehicle is equipped with multiple external cameras and powerful vision processing to provide an extra layer of safety.”

The software was attacked following an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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In a report published in April, NHTSA found Tesla’s Autopilot feature responsible for 956 crashes in which investigators “observed a pattern of avoidable crashes involving hazards that would have been apparent to an attentive driver.”

At least 29 of these accidents resulted in fatalities.

Meanwhile, Tesla bill the feature as “the future of leadership”.

While Autopilot is “designed to help you with the most burdensome parts of driving,” the company also says the feature currently “requires active driver supervision and does not make the vehicle autonomous.”

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According to data from Tesla’s safety report, Tesla vehicles are actually safer when using Autopilot.

Their research shows that drivers using Autopilot drive about seven million miles before an accident. That’s more than the roughly 750,000 miles the average US drives before an accident.

“While no car can prevent all accidents, we work every day to make them happen far less,” the company said. said on his website.

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The Houston job posting is no longer available. However, there are still job postings on the Tesla website for Austin, Texas.

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