Driverless Tesla Car crashes killing two
Discussion in 'Other News' started by smokey12, Apr 19, 2021.
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They should have just got some dump trucks and used them to bury the car in sand to put the fire out.
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I read this morning that Elon Musk weighed in on this story. He said that their records show that the car wasn't in auto pilot at the time of the crash, and that it would have been impossible for the car to be operating in auto pilot mode because there were no fog lines on the stretch of road where the crash happened, and auto pilot won't engage without fog lines.
Sounds like the car was moving along at 60+ mph when the road ran out of fog lines and auto pilot got kind of confused. What a way to run a company. You'd think the car would put on the brakes if it wasn't sure where it was.
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Tesla also has a number of safety features that would have to be defeated in order for the car to be operated in the manner it was in this case (as it has also been the case in a number of other Tesla incidents); driver in the seat, seatbelt buckled, hands on the wheel, etc.
It does sound like Tesla needs to make their safety systems more idiot-proof.
And some people are just determined to remove themselves from the gene pool.Last edited: Apr 20, 2021
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It’s funny how Butt hurt people get in this thread over this tech.
It’s a proven fact there are less accidents when auto pilot is on vs when humans are 100% in control while in Tesla’s.
Please note these cars have level 2 autonomy which requires 100% attention behind the wheel WHILE holding the steering wheel.
This crash is 100% the fault of who ever was ( or was not in this case ) behind the wheel.slow.rider Thanks this. -
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