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Tesla Draws Scrutiny from Regulators After Autopilot Feature Linked to a Death
- ikeboy 10y agoNo paywall: https://archive.is/zo1lE https://archive.is/zo1lE
- balls187 10y agoYou can click the "web" link at the top of this page to do the same thing.
- jessriedel 10y agoCurrent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011419
- maxerickson 10y agoDoes this article add anything not in the Tesla blog post that is on the front page? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011419
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoOne improvement is that the title is "Tesla Draws Scrutiny from Regulators After Autopilot Feature Linked to a Death", instead of "A Tragic Loss". I clicked this one but not the other.
- dragontamer 10y agoAgreed. This article is much better written. The Tesla blog post arguably has more information: but its really just Tesla trying to cover their ass about the issue. The May 7th date also provides some better context: this crash happened nearly a month-and-a-half ago.
- Kinnard 10y agoHas it actually been linked?
- maxerickson 10y agoTesla has stated in their blog that Autopilot was active at the time of the crash. It didn't stop the vehicle.
- aresant 10y agoNaming their system "autopilot" was risky, I bet Tesla's attorneys pushed back hard on that. Why? To me "autopilot" means "automatic". Wikipedia suggests the "average" definition is similar to my own - "An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required." And yet Tesla's disclaimer states "Tesla requires drivers to remain engaged and aware when Autosteer is enabled. Drivers must keep their hands on the steering wheel."(2) In plain words that dissension between the name and the actual function is needlessly confusing and probably irresponsible. (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot (2) https://www.teslamotors.com/presskit/autopilot https://www.teslamotors.com/presskit/autopilot
- toomuchtodo 10y agoAutopilot in aircraft is no different; you must remain aware and attentive at all times, it is merely to reduce physical workload. If you make a mistake, you are still at fault. EDIT: I can't reply to children comments because HN is throttling my posting ability. It's not Tesla's job to turn driver's into model citizens. They can't fix irresponsible people taking irresponsible risks.
- Waterluvian 10y agoRight. But public understanding of the word is not the same as trained pilots. TV and games have fairly conclusively made the word mean "autonomous."
- kafkaesq 10y agoBut aircraft pilots are of course very different from typical car drivers: more educated, much more strenuously vetted -- and much more likely to understand and act in accord with the caveats you're describing. Regular car drivers? These are the ones yakking on their cell phones, texting, doing conference calls, eating take out -- and falling asleep in droves at the wheel, already. Inasmuch as the distinction between Autopilot and a truly automated control system may be crystal clear to you -- you can be dead sure it won't be, to many of these people.
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- nadezhda18 10y agowell sooner or later it would happen so Tesla was probably ready for it