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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
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. |
Tesla had better make their system better at seeing plainly obvious obstructions soon, or they will have a very difficult time building public confidence back up. So far it appears the video only approach to obstical detection is failing them. They likely need to add SONAR/RADAR/LIDAR to improve obstacle detection.