Tesla to Use SpaceX for Managing Large Amount of Data

Tesla Inc., an American electric automaker, could use a broadband network that is developed by SpaceX to securely handle the huge amount of data needed to manage autonomous vehicles, according to an analyst.

Self-driving vehicles produce and consume extremely huge amounts of data, Adam Jonas, a Morgan Stanley analyst, stated.

Jonas estimated that autonomous cars could produce 40 terabytes of data in just an hour.

“How will Tesla manage such a large quantity of data?” stated Jonas. “In our opinion, leveraging the broadband network provided by its very own sister company seems like a plausible answer.”

In turn, the self-driving automaker could be a “captive customer” for SpaceX, which is developing the broadband network with the use of satellites.

Tesla, on the other hand, did not give any comment about the matter.

Meanwhile, whether or not the automaker will be able to achieve the full self-driving technology is still an open question.

However, Tesla is already equipping every vehicle it makes with hardware CEO Elon Musk stating that it is sufficient for full autonomy. Musk also stated that vehicles would eventually be capable of fully autonomous over the upgrades of its software.

 

Autopilot Chief Engineer of Tesla Exits

Jim Keller, the autopilot chief engineering of Tesla, has left the electric car company last week for Intel. He joined the self-driving automaker two years ago with background knowledge in chip development.

Meanwhile, the Palo Alto, California-based company had a challenging first quarter. Tesla posted its biggest quarterly loss yet in February, and another Autopilot-related fatality occurred last month, but this time it involves a Model X.

The production of Model 3, on the other hand, was temporarily halted this month to address bottlenecks.

However, the responsibilities of Keller, which includes low-voltage hardware, autopilot software and infotainment, will be divided.

Pete Bannon, who has been with Tesla for more than two years, will be in charge of the autopilot hardware, while Andrej Karpathy, Tesla director of Al and autopilot vision, will be handling the autopilot software.

Back in March, the development of self-driving vehicles took a hit with the fatality of a pedestrian involving an Uber test car. The accident has led to the suspension of test programs in Arizona.

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