Tesla's Autopilot mistakes Burger King signs for stop signs

It's been some time since Tesla announced the availability of a new improvement in the Autopilot. Owners of some of the American firm's models have been receiving updates over the last few weeks. new software updates, thanks to which their vehicles They are now able to detect the presence of traffic lights and signs.

As Tesla itself explains, the new feature Traffic Light and Signal Control has been designed not only to recognize these elements, but also to react to them. The vehicle will slow down or stop when appropriate, provided that cruise control or Autopilot is activated.

Like any other software-based enhancement, this feature is, however, under continuous development, progressively increasing its accuracy and speed when identifying different types of traffic signs and lights.

No, that's not a stop sign

Some Tesla owners have recently noticed that with the current version of the software, the Autopilot mistakes some of the Burger King signs on the sides of the road for Stop signs. Even stopping the vehicle as if it were a real Stop sign.

This curious error in the Autopilot, which Tesla engineers are surely already trying to fix, has not taken long to be exploited by Burger King, which has even launched a marketing campaign based on this fact.

In the commercial above, the American fast food chain shows its surprise, stating that it did not expect smart cars to be were smart enough to stop of their own free will so you can eat a Whooper.

Stopping with a Tesla at Burger King has a gift

To promote this campaignBurger King is inviting its customers in the United States to take a photo with its "smart car" - that's what it's called - stopping at one of its restaurants. If they share it on social media with the hashtags #autopilotwhopper y #freewhopper will receive a code redeemable for one of their most popular burgers.