A Tesla driver died when it drove under a semi trailer as the truck was attempting to turn left onto a divided highway. The car was on "autopilot" mode, but neither it nor the driver applied the brakes before the collision.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a29791/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-report/
However, the NHTSA's preliminary report places the blame on the trucker:
"Preliminary reports indicate the vehicle crash occurred when a tractor-trailer made a left turn in front of the Tesla at an intersection on a noncontrolled access highway."
Trucker likely at fault in 1st autonomous vehicle fatality
Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by double yellow, Jun 30, 2016.
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Driver was probably texting while in idiot mode.
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If it didn't stop for a big ### tractor trailer, why would it stop for a kid chasing a ball into the street?
Disclaimer: I didn't read the article.12 ga and double yellow Thank this. -
From Tesla:
https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tragic-lossdouble yellow Thanks this. -
So wait..."the sun was in my eyes" is now a valid excuse for your robot car crashing itself now?
Tesla needs Wingman and OnGuard engineers working for them...both of those systems I have driven in the past picked up objects in front of me that were higher than the gap under the side of a trailer....including overpasses that were 15 or 16 feet off the ground.Moon_beam Thanks this. -
Nah.
I applaud Tesla for their advances in electric car engineering,
I was unaware they were dumb enough to approach Auto Pilot technology.
RIP dumb driver.j_martell, Terry270 and double yellow Thank this. -
Who would engage "auto pilot" on ANYTHING except a controlled access highway? The technology just isn't ready for the real world of cross streets/roads on busy and fast roads. This is not to remove fault from the trucker, but "stupid is as stupid does".
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Just posted this on another thread, yesterday, or day before.
25(2)+2 and double yellow Thank this. -
"The high ride height of the trailer combined with its positioning across the road and the extremely rare circumstances of the impact caused the Model S to pass under the trailer, with the bottom of the trailer impacting the windshield of the Model S."
Here's news for ya Mr. Musk it's not rare -- in fact its why we're required have those reflective strips of tape:
drvrtech77, Hammer166, 25(2)+2 and 2 others Thank this. -
The Google cars are crashing once every 18 months. If any one of us wrecked that often would we be driving ...
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