So, two more cases of Model S crashes on autopilot have happened:
- One
ran into the back of a stationary fire truck at just shy of 60 MPH. The "driver" admitted whe was using her phone for an extended period, and hit the brakes less than 1 second before impact. The car's adaptive speed control had actually accelerated just before the crash.
- The other ran into the
back of a stationary police vehicle.
This is the 3rd case I know of with Teslas autopiloting themselves into stationary emergency vehicles at speed.
But so far, the cars are only harming their "drivers". (Their "non-drivers"? "Beta testers?")
All hell's going to break loose the first time a Tesla autopilots itself into killing an innocent person. I have a feeling it'll generate a lot more attention than the Uber crash.