Tesla's autopilot helps Seattle Uber driver avoid a vehicle crash

According to Hall, this neat save happened while he was travelling a little under 45 miles per hour, and occurred without him touching the brake at all.

Hall added that the autopilot was set to follow cars at the "maximum distance" and that he couldn't honk the horn before the driver stopped. Glancing at cars in the right lane, he didn't see a Honda Civic coming toward him from the opposite direction.

This is not just a victory for Hall and Tesla, though, as this exact situation is basically what autonomous driving proponents like Volvo (not to mention Google's entire auto program), as well as automakers producing automatic braking systems, have been predicting for years.

And that's when things took a turn for the risky, as a vehicle whipped in front of the oncoming Hall.

A Seattle Uber driver was saved from what was sure to be a bad accident by his Tesla's autopilot feature when it kicked in and slammed on the breaks - preventing a crash. Hall posted on the video, "I did not touch the brake". Sadly no audio, because I had an Uber passenger and Washington [state] has strict privacy laws about recording conversations'.

Nearly 15 days back, Tesla rolled out a Beta version of the auto-steering software, and more than 60,000 Tesla owners around the world have already downloaded it. This auto-pilot system allows drivers to run the cars without the need of having their hands on the driving wheel.

Foreign media, however, reported that Version 7.0 does not live up to Musk's description, but despite that, a few foreign vehicle owners said on a Tesla Motors Club forum that they will test it out on the highway.