Smart car helped to survive his master.
The autopilot feature the Tesla saved the life of the driver, as I helped him to get to the hospital with an attack of pulmonary embolism.
“According to the 37-year-old owner of the car, lawyer Joshua Nellie, he was driving home on a busy road, when suddenly I felt something like a steel rod trapped in the chest”, – stated in the message.
Nelly has calculated that he will reach the hospital for treatment of the autopilot, than to stop and call an ambulance. According to him, he drove 20 miles (32 km), then turned off the highway to the hospital.
The doctors told Nelly that he was just lucky to be alive after an attack of pulmonary embolism – blockage of pulmonary arteries, killing about 50 thousand people a year. 70% of these deaths occur within one hour after the onset of symptoms.
The publication also notes that it is not less important in this situation was the fact that the driver was able to swerve off the highway to the hospital, because the autopilot can only keep the car on the highway, but not completely independently and without possible damage to reach the destination.
