Afic – Thess, Ib. society led by Elon Musklaunches the possibility of free rides per elderly and disabled people in cars a autonomous driving: it is a pilot project That will come started in the German district of Bitburg-Pruem, in the Eifel region and which consists in offering free rides with the system Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised to citizens without other means of transport.
The FSD Supervised system allows the Tesla to drive independently with the supervision of a person. The initiative, described as the first of its kind in Europaaims to support the local “Citizen Bus” project for the transport of elderly people and people with reduced mobility. In particular, the project will be used to transport elderly people and people with reduced mobility to medical appointments or for small daily tasks.
System already tested in rural areas
The mayor of Arzfeld, Johannes Kuhl, and the district administrator Andreas Kruppert tested the system, highlighting its potential in rural areas. “It’s like a very experienced driver is driving,” Kuhl commented, while Kruppert added, “The autonomous driving It sounds like music of the future to many, but here we see that it works great in rural regions too.” Elon Musk stated that the goal is “to reach a level of safety well above that of an average human driver. Ultimately, autonomous cars will be safer by more than 1,000% compared to cars driven by humans.”
Safety and diffusion in Europe
Tests have shown that the Tesla vehicle handles with safety narrow streets, construction sites and unexpected situations without human intervention: “The use of autonomous driving – observed the owner of Tesla – it significantly improves the safety for you and others on the road”. The initiative is part of a wider rollout of FSD Supervised in Europewith demonstrations and free rides already offered in Germany, Italy and France starting from the end of November. In Italy the mayor of Rome Gualtieri was the first to try the Tesla FSD. Tesla has highlighted the transformative impact of technology, especially in rural areaswhere it restores theindependence for those who can no longer drive. The project is supported by the Rheinland-Pfalz Ministry of Transport and represents a step towardsEU approval of the autonomous system. Meanwhile, just on Christmas Eve Musk confirmed that he had started using Tesla vehicles in Texas autonomous driving without human supervision: “A Tesla with no safety monitor in the car and me sitting in the passenger seat took me around Austin on Sunday, driving flawlessly.”
