Owners who have purchased the option will now be able to use the Autopilot’s driver-assist features on roads outside of highways.
However, Tesla founder Elon Musk stressed on Twitter that the software is still just in beta and although it “addresses most known issues” there will still be “unknown issues” that will need to be unaccounted for.
“Safety is always a top priority at Tesla,” he added.
While Tesla vehicles do have a degree of automated capability, drivers are still legally obliged to be sitting in the driver’s seat with their hands on the wheel.
One of the firm’s vehicles was involved in a crash in April after losing control while trying to take a curve at high speed.
The incident in Texas killed both of the vehicle’s passengers. They were reportedly not in a position to quickly take control in the event of failure for the Autopilot.
As well as improved driverless functionality, the latest beta will offer drivers revamped visualisations that...