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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times (www.carscoops.com)
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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times::Six officers who were injured in the crash are suing Tesla despite the fact that the driver was allegedly impaired

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[–] 60 points 3 years ago (3 children)

So if the guy behind the wheel died and couldn't react to the alerts then the car can't do a decision to just stop instead of crashing into a police car?

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  • [+] 23 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Isn't that in purpose tho ? Like "hey if we're not sure to be able to break on time, just disengage so it's not our responsibility anymore"?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    If we want to get really technical, the NSTB is requiring all new cars to have emergency braking so in this situation, the car should slam on the brakes. Even if it can’t slow down fast enough to prevent a crash, it should slow down enough to minimize it.

    Is this particular Tesla under said law? Probably not. But I think we can see why this tactic is the infinitely safer and more ethical than saying “good luck, control this car on your own or enjoy this 100 km crash otherwise”

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Tesla has AEB but by the time something like that triggers you're reducing the severity of the crash not eliminating it.

    It's likely the car braked at 100km/h but was still doing 50 when it hit.. at those speeds it's fatal whatever happens.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    He was reacting to alerts, complying to them by simply touching the steering wheel. He did that 150 times during that 45 minute trip ( not all the trip was on auto pilot).

    So if the guy died the car would of disengaged auto pilot (I'm not sure how this works).

    You can check the video in the article. It's quite informative .

    Edit

    I saw another video and it takes ~60 seconds after taking off your hand from the steering wheel for the car to safely come to a full stop.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    TBH if you're not used to it the steering wheel check can warn frequently. It's checking for a small amount of torque on the wheel rather than actually holding it (as there are no pressure sensors) and that catches people out but the prompt says to put your hands on the wheel.. I could believe 150 times on a long journey.

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