> To make sense of all of this data, a new onboard computer with more than 40 times the computing power of the previous generation runs the new Tesla-developed neural net for vision, sonar and radar processing software.
40 times the performance of a Tegra 3 is not particularly impressive.
Also, I sincerely hope that this new faster computer doesn't also run a web browser.
A separation between the running gear of the car, and its entertainment center / user interface, is absolutely vital if we don't want to see an endless stream of "hackers offed Public Figure X by driving their car into a bridge" in the news.
It boggles me that anyone even considers running things like antilock brakes, car security, and especially self-driving capability from an internet-connected device, no matter how nice and convenient it may be.
It needs to be connected to the Internet at some point to download updates. What could happen is having a second computer that all the controls are routed through, and that one does some sanity checks before executing the self driver's actions
40 times the performance of a Tegra 3 is not particularly impressive.
Also, I sincerely hope that this new faster computer doesn't also run a web browser.