2 ex-Tesla engineers are using an old trick from Elon Musk to build their new startup

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2 ex-Tesla engineers are using an old trick from Elon Musk to build their new startup
  • Self-driving cars rely on high-definition maps to know exactly where they are even if GPS fails.
  • Tesla collects data from its cars to build these maps for its Autopilot and self-driving-car efforts.
  • Two former Tesla engineers are taking a page out of Tesla's book by crowdsourcing data to build maps other automakers can use.

The Tesla effect

The power of crowdsourcing

A drive for data

Published July 19, 2017

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