OR
OR DESERT.4@ AND THE ONE TYPE YOU MAY NOT
HAVE CONSIDERED FOR YOUR FANCY
FEAST.
FEAST.
FEAST. >>> FIRST,4@ IN MAINE, MORE THA
FEAST. >>> FIRST,4@ IN MAINE, MORE THA@
IN MOST4@ STATES YOU NEED A CAR
TO GET AROUND.
WE DON'T HAVE 4@SUBWAYS,
STREETCARS AND 4@PASSENGER
SERVICES ARE LIMITED.4@4@
YOU WON'T FIND MUCH IN THE WAY
OF BUSES.
OF BUSES.
OF BUSES. >> SO WE RELY ON CARS.
SO WHAT ARE CARS, ESPECIALLY
SELF-DRIVING CARS, GOING TO BE
LIKE IN ANOTHER FIVE, 10, 20
YEARS?
YEARS?
YEARS? WE
YEARS? WE VISITED WITH A MAN WHOSE
ENTIRE LIFE IS SHAPED BY THE
AUTOMOBILE.4@
AUTOMOBILE.4@ >> Reporter: ADAM LEE IS THE 4@
CEO OF4@ THE AUTO MALL ACROSS
MAINE.
MAINE.
MAINE. HE
MAINE. HE DRIVES A TESLA.
>> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
TALKING ABOUT DOING 4@THIS STOR
>> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT DOING 4@THIS STOR@
I KNEW THAT YOU DID NOT 4@SELL
TESLAS.
TESLAS.
TESLAS. YOU SELL A LOT OF4@ DIFFERENT
MODELS BUT NOT TESLA.
IT WAS PRETTY UNUSUAL FOR ME TO
HEAR ABOUT A 4@GUY WHO WAS THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BIGGEST AUTO
DEALERSHIP IN THE STATE4@ THAT
DRIVES A CAR THAT HE DOES NOT
SELL.
SELL.
SELL. ARE
SELL. ARE PEOPLE SURPRISED BY THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
NO ONE SAYS IT TO ME 4@IF THEY
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
FUTURE OF AUTOMOBILES, IT IS
NOT A BAD IDEA TO START WITH
THE TESLA.
THE TESLA. THE COMPANY HAS LOST4@ HUGE
AMOUNTS OF MONEY BUT THE CAR IS
WIDELY CONSIDERED A SUPERB
PIECE OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING@
ADAM LEE INVITED US TO TAKE A
LOOK BECAUSE HE THOUGHT PEOPLE
MIGHT FIND IT INTERESTING TO
SEE HOW THE SELF DRIVING SYSTEM
ON THE CAR WORKS.
>> THEY ESSENTIALLY KEEP YOU IN
THE LINES GOING STRAIGHT AND
SOME WIL4@L CHANGE LANES IF YOU
USE THE BLINKER.4@ 4@
MOST OF THEM WILL NOT LET YOU
SMASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. IT
CAR. IT WILL 4@PUT THE BRAKES ON IF
YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING.
BEYOND THAT, THAT IS ALL THEY
DO.
DO.
DO. THEY
DO. THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE STOP SIGNS
OR RED LIGHTS AND THEY CAN'T
TURN RIGHT 4@OR LEFT.
IT IS LIMITED BUT CONVENIENT.4@
>> Reporter: THE IDEA OF SELF-
DRIVING CARS IS HARDLY KNEW.
GENERAL MOTORS WAS THE KING
ABOUT THEM ALL THE WAY IN THE
1950s.
1950s.
1950s. >>
1950s. >> YOU ARE NOW UNDER AUTOMATIC
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. HANDS-OFF STIRRING.4@4@
HANDS-OFF STIRRING.4@4@ >> Reporter: IT IS NOT FIREBIRD
24@ BUT THIS TESLA CAN DO
SOMETHING MOST OF US HAVE NEVER
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. >>
SEEN. >> YOU HAVE A FEATURE ON YOUR
PHONE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THAT
CAR 4@COME TO US RIGHT NOW?
>> THAT IS THE THEORY 4@ROB.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY.
>> AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE4@ 4@THE
HAD MOVED NOT ONE INCH.
>> IF YOU WERE COUNTING ON THIS
TO SAVE YOU FROM 4@GETTING WET4
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
>> AND WE TRIED AGAIN.
>> 4@SUMMON FAILED.4@
>> DO YOU HAVE ELON MUSK ON
SPEED DIAL? 4@
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>4@ EVENTUALLY THE CAR, WITH N
>> NO. >>4@ EVENTUALLY THE CAR, WITH N@
DRIVER IN IT, STARTED TO MOVE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ARE YOU WATCHING?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SLOWLY 4@AND DELIBERATELY TH
VEHICLE MANEUVERED THROUGH THE
PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT. >> Reporter: I HAVE NEVER SEEN
THIS BEFORE.
THIS BEFORE. >> NEITHER HAVE I. 4@
>> Reporter: AND IT IS PRETTY4@
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. >>
COOL. >> IT IS 4@PRETTY COOL.
>> Reporter: FINALLY, MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED.
ACCOMPLISHED. >> WAITING FOR PEDESTRIAN.
THAT IS US.
>> Reporter: IMPRESSIVE BUT WE
WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE SELF
DRIVING FEATURE DOES OUT 4@ON T
ROAD.4@ 4@
ROAD.4@ 4@ TO BE HONEST I AM NOT SEEING
ANY DIFFERENCE IN THIS SELF
DRIVING CAR.
DRIVING CAR. >> 4@NOW IT IS SELF DRIVING.
I JUST PUT THE BLINKER ON AND I
AM TELLING IT TO CHANGE LANES.
>> Reporter: A SELF-DRIVING CAR
, DEFINITELY 4@THIS ONE, HAS
LIMITATIONS.
LIMITATIONS. >>4@ IT DOESN'T KNOW THERE IS A
RED LIGHT THERE.
IT WILL KEEP ON DRIVING IF I
LET IT.
LET IT.
LET IT. >> Reporter: THEY WOULD GO
RIGHT THROUGH STOP SIGNS AND
LIGHTS.
LIGHTS.
LIGHTS. WHICH IS NOT WHAT YOU WOULD
EXPECT IF YO4@U HAVE SEEN THE
MOST ADVANCED SELF DRIVING
SYSTEMS.4@
SYSTEMS.4@ >> WE ARE GOING AROUND 4@THE
CORNER. 4@4@
CORNER. 4@4@ BUT SEE, IT IS STILL LINKING.
>> HOW DOES IT DO ON DIRT
ROADS?
ROADS?
ROADS? >>
ROADS? >> IF THERE IS NO WHITE LINE ON
THE ROAD IT 4@DOES NOT WORK.
>> Reporter: EVEN WHEN THE
SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED IT4@4@ THE
HANDS OF THE DRIVER CAN'T BE
OFF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. >>
LONG. >> IT IS TELLING ME TO PUT MY
HANDS ON THE WHEEL.
IT TOOK ME TOO LONG TO PUT MY
HANDS ON THE WHEEL JUST THEN SO
IT SHUT OFF.
IT WON'T WORK NOW UNTIL WE SHUT
THE CAR OFF AGAIN.
>> Reporter: WHEN THE RIDE WAS
OVER IT WAS CLEAR THAT ADAM LEE
EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY4@.
EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY4@. >> THIS CAR HAS PROBABLY THE
MOST SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER OF
ANY ON THE ROAD BUT CALM COME
AND OPEN THE TRUNK4@ AND SHOW M
WHAT IS THE FAILSAFE NAVIGATION
TOOL.4@4@
TOOL.4@4@
TOOL.4@4@ >> THIS ISRAEL.
I DON'T GO 4@ANYWHERE WITHOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> Reporter: ADAM LEE LOVES HIS
TESLA.
TESLA.
TESLA. BUT FOR NOW HE IS SKEPT4@ICAL 4@
ABOUT PREDICTIONS THAT WITHIN
THE NEXT DECADE SELF-DRIVING
CARS ARE GOING 4@TO CHANGE OUR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. >>
LIVES. >> I THINK THE DAY THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO HAVE YOUR CAR 4@DROP Y
OFF AT WORK AND THEN COME BACK
AND PICK YOU UP, I THINK WE ARE
A LONG WAY FROM THAT. WHICH IS
GOOD FOR ME.
BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO SELL4@
NEW CARS.4@
NEW CARS.4@ >> SINCE WE SHOT THAT STORY,
TESLA DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON
THE CAR.4@
THE CAR.4@ IT WAS JUST SI4@TTING IN THE
GARAGE.
GARAGE.
GARAGE. HE SAYS THE SELF DRIVING SYSTEM
HAS IMPROVED.
HAS IMPROVED. STILL NOT REVOLUTIONARY BUT IT
IS BETTER THAN IT WAS.
>> AND BY A LOT