Tesla reveals major update

Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed on Twitter Sunday that they plan to roll out its “Version 9.0” software in August this year and that the update will “begin to enable full self-driving features.”

Version 8.0 came back in 2016. At the time this update was Tesla’s most significant over-the-air software update. It featured a new user interface, updated features, and several improvements related to Autopilot.

Almost two years later, Version 9.0 is also going to bring a similar important update to Tesla’s software.

Musk replied to a customer complaint on Twitter with this response: "That issue is better in latest Autopilot software rolling out now & fully fixed in August update as part of our long-awaited Tesla Version 9. To date, Autopilot resources have rightly focused entirely on safety. With V9, we will begin to enable full self-driving features."

Despite its name, Tesla’s existing 'Autopilot' technology is not true self-driving capability, but a set of advanced safety features that have also helped Tesla gather data for training its self-driving software. 

"Musk is not promising that Teslas will become fully autonomous in August, only that there will be activation of a subset of features that will eventually add up to full autonomy," said Fortune Magazine.