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> looking at the pictures it seems like a dangerous place to rely on autopilot with the intersections To some extent, I agree--uncontrolled intersections on hi
by enoch_r 10y ago
> looking at the pictures it seems like a dangerous place to rely on autopilot with the intersections
To some extent, I agree--uncontrolled intersections on highways are dangerous.
On the other hand, in this particular case, a 14 foot tall, 75 foot long, 40-ton obstacle blocking the roadway is probably something any autopilot should be able to detect and attempt to avoid. This was not a case of the Tesla not being able to stop in time because someone pulled out in front of them. The Tesla did not slow down at all from its cruising speed of 74mph before impacting the trailer. It simply did not detect the obstacle.
- slg 10y agoThat obstacle was only on the road because it was an intersection. It is extremely unlikely that a truck would be in a similar position on a hypothetically Tesla approved autopilot road unless an accident occurred directly in front of you and Tesla likely has other ways of detecting such an accident. It is similar to if someone was using autopilot and drove through a red light and was t-boned. It isn't a good look for Tesla, but I can't fault them for not preventing the crash when the car was clearly being used under conditions they recommend against.
- kpil 10y agoApparently, the car is oblivious to trailers parked across the road, so it seems unlikely that there are "other ways."