Tesla's big new feature: Autopilot now halts cars at red lights and stop signs. ... Over a year after Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted Autopilot for traffic lights, the electric vehicle maker is rolling out the feature, which handles traffic lights and stop signs.

Does a Tesla know when a light is red?

The system uses forward-facing cameras, GPS, and map data to detect traffic lights and stop signs. As the car approaches an intersection with Autopilot engaged, you're notified of an upcoming traffic light, and regardless of whether the light is green, yellow, or red, the car will slow down to a complete stop.

Does Tesla Autopilot work with traffic lights?

Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control (Beta) identifies stop signs and traffic lights and automatically slows your car to a stop upon approach while using Autopilot, with your active supervision.