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		</div><p>Electric car maker Tesla Motors is leapfrogging competitors with a new autopilot system that lets cars change lanes by themselves.</p>
<p>Like other semi-autonomous systems already available from Mercedes, Audi and Volvo, Tesla&#8217;s system automatically keeps the car within its lane and maintains a certain distance from the car in front, both at highway speeds and on city streets.</p>
<p>It can find a parking spot and parallel park itself, and uses cameras and sensors to warn drivers about potential side impacts.</p>
<p>But analysts say the lane-changing feature is an industry first.</p>
<p>Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said the system is also unique because it will constantly collect data from drivers and improve itself.</p>
<p>The system will note, for example, how quickly drivers can safely navigate a particular bend in the road or where stop signs are located.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think this is going to be quite a profound experience for people,&#8221; Mr Musk said. &#8220;It will change people&#8217;s perception of the future quite drastically.&#8221;</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="696" height="392" data-videoid="M4BGlQoASyo" title="Going for a ride in a Tesla Model S on Autopilot"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/M4BGlQoASyo"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M4BGlQoASyo/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Going for a ride in a Tesla Model S on Autopilot"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>He added a word of caution: Drivers need to keep their hands on the wheel, and the autopilot system will chime to remind them if they do not. Drivers &#8211; not Tesla &#8211; will be held liable if there&#8217;s a crash, Mr Musk said.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re being especially cautious at this early stage, so we&#8217;re advising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The software is very new.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said fully autonomous, hands-free driving is still at least three years away from a technical standpoint, although it will probably take regulators longer than that to allow it.</p>
<p>The autopilot update will be added to around 60,000 vehicles worldwide, including Model S cars made after September 2014 and Model X SUVs. Owners will get the system through a software update starting in North America.</p>
<p>Owners in Europe and Asia will get the software update in about a week. People with Model S cars made earlier do not have the required sensors and will not be able to add them retroactively, Mr Musk said.</p>
<p>Only owners who paid the US$2,500 charge for the full autopilot system will be able to activate all of the autopilot features, but Mr Musk said the side-impact warning is a safety feature and will be available to everyone.</p>
<p>For the next update, Tesla is working on having the car drive itself in and out of garages when it is summoned by the owner.</p>
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