Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
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Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
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Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#3"This is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated," states a post on Tesla's corporate website. "Among all vehicles in the U.S., there is a fatality every 94 million miles. Worldwide, there is a fatality approximately every 60 million miles. It is important to emphasize that the NHTSA action is simply a preliminary evaluation to determine whether the system worked according to expectations."
Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#4I wonder what the driver was doing when the vehicle crashed. Tesla says that the driver is ultimately responsible for controlling the vehicle but then provides a system that is likely result in the driver not paying attention--sleeping, reading, or otherwise being distracted. How can Tesla and the governments that license drivers resolve this situation?
Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#5So if I read it right the trailer merged from a Lane next to the Tesla? So the trucker had the Tesla in a blind spot? The article is vague.
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#7discussion is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011419
Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#8So if I read it right the trailer merged from a Lane next to the Tesla? So the trucker had the Tesla in a blind spot? The article is vague.
Sounds like it was crossing the highway.
> [...] a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S.
Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#9So if I read it right the trailer merged from a Lane next to the Tesla? So the trucker had the Tesla in a blind spot? The article is vague.
Sounds to me like incoming traffic making a left turn, but again, vague.
Re: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
#10I wonder what the driver was doing when the vehicle crashed. Tesla says that the driver is ultimately responsible for controlling the vehicle but then provides a system that is likely result in the driver not paying attention--sleeping, reading, or otherwise being distracted. How can Tesla and the governments that license drivers resolve this situation?
Any concession means that the driver somehow isn't ultimately responsible, which is a situation noone wants to end up in. It's also ridiculous.