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From a technical perspective—why would Tesla not have taken more care to address this scenario? It seems like low hanging fruit in comparison to other challenge
by nikkwong 9y ago
From a technical perspective—why would Tesla not have taken more care to address this scenario? It seems like low hanging fruit in comparison to other challenges that autopilot has to be able to handle.
- jread 9y agoI’ve wondered this myself - it’s a great system and I’ve really enjoyed using it once I learned what it’s good for and the limitations, but this does seem like a glaring issue. My best guess based on the AP display, is that it doesn’t see the stopped vehicle out far enough to initiate braking.
- toast0 9y agoThey've previously said they detect stationary objects and purposefully ignore them. I think with the intention of not stopping for foliage or something.
- sf_rob 9y agoI get the impression that these incidents (if this is the case again) are due to Tesla being confident in their camera-based approach (with mid-range radar). Other manufacturers seem to be emphasizing hardware to a greater extend, with Audi even having lidar in the new A8.
- benfar 9y agoThey did address it, starting with software 8.0. See http://www.tesla.com/blog/upgrading-autopilot-seeing-world-radar http://www.tesla.com/blog/upgrading-autopilot-seeing-world-r... . Chances are that evidence will show that the vehicle detected the fire truck, gave audible warning, and then started braking. That's all if the driver had not disabled forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking. They are standard safety features and unless disabled are active during manual driving as well as when Autopilot is active. I don't work for Tesla, but I am very familiar with this type of technology and Tesla vehicles' owner manual descriptions of operation.