--- title: "Elon Musk: Teslas Will Soon Automatically Stop at Traffic Lights" description: "Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is \"working super hard\" on an update that will allow Teslas to automatically stop at traffic lights or stop signs." date: "2020-04-16" modified: "2020-04-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-teslas-automatically-stop-lights" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "Self-driving cars" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk: Teslas Will Soon Automatically Stop at Traffic Lights ![Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is "working super hard" on an update that will allow Teslas to automatically stop at traffic lights or stop signs.]() *\Image: Tesla/Victor Tangermann\* ## Stop and Go Tesla CEO Elon Musk [tweeted today]() that the electric carmaker is working on an update that will allow its vehicles to automatically stop at traffic lights or stop signs. "We’re working super hard on getting traffic lights and stops released," he said. ## Tiers in Rain There are currently two general tiers of Tesla "self-driving" technology. There's Autopilot, a system that includes lane assist, speed matching and other smaller features. And there's Full-Self Driving (FSD), which despite its misleading name only currently allows Tesla vehicles to get on and off the highway, change lanes automatically, and park in parking lots. The traffic light update will come along some other incremental updates to vehicles, according to Musk. "Reverse Summon (auto park) will be part of the core Autopilot software upgrade for FSD this year," he tweeted. ## Promises The news comes after Musk promised "more FSD features later this month" in a March 5 tweet. At the time, [*Electrek* suggested ]()that he could have been referring to automatic driving on city streets, including the ability to navigate traffic lights. Tesla has been promising such abilities [since at least February 2019](). Will Tesla finally make good on its promise? It's impossible to tell amid the current coronavirus pandemic. **READ MORE:** [Tesla ‘working super hard’ on auto stop for traffic lights, Elon Musk says]() \[*Digital Trends*\] **More on self-driving tech:** *[New Self-Driving Features Will Come Out This Month]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()