Estonia has become the third country in Europe to allow cars with self-driving systems on its roads, following the Netherlands and Lithuania.
Within the next few months, drivers of newer Tesla electric cars in Estonia will be able to install a self-driving software update.
“It is still a driver-assistance system, where the driver is responsible for the vehicle’s entire driving behavior and safety and must take over the vehicle when necessary,” explained Jürgo Vahtra, head of the Vehicle Technical Department at the Transport Administration.
“At the same time, Tesla itself monitors whether the driver is engaging in unrelated activities or looking elsewhere. If not, it alerts that the driver is not paying attention to traffic. Therefore, this does not really affect current laws, because ultimately the driver remains responsible,” he added.
Geenius editor-in-chief Kuldar Kullasepp took a test drive in a self-driving car in Finland and said it handled all conditions perfectly and that, at times, the drive was even boring.
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