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If this is a reproducible 'bug' - then Tesla's stance of Autopilot is ... certified by US Govt to reduce accidents by 40% ... . "That does not mean that it per
by gapo 9y ago
If this is a reproducible 'bug' - then Tesla's stance of Autopilot is ... certified by US Govt to reduce accidents by 40% ... . "That does not mean that it perfectly prevents all accidents — such a standard would be impossible — it simply makes them less likely to occur." is going to severely discourage a lot of people from not using Autopilot.
Tesla's expectation that a driver keep their hands on the steering wheel within 6 seconds or they can die - is not going to bode well.
Also, "Internal data confirms that recent updates to Autopilot have improved system reliability." [2] is going to come under a lot of questions. What standards/tests do Autopilots even go under ?
[2] https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-last-week%E2%80%99s-accident https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-last-week%E2%80%99s-accide...
[1] https://www.tesla.com/blog/what-we-know-about-last-weeks-accident https://www.tesla.com/blog/what-we-know-about-last-weeks-acc...
- loceng 9y agoThe types of collisions will shift to different concentrations as well, so there could be a "500%" increase in one type of collision, while a "20,000%" decrease in another area.
- danso 9y ago> "certified by US Govt to reduce accidents by 40%" This finding, by the NHTSA in investigating the 2016 Tesla fatality, is under contention. A research group has filed a lawsuit under FOIA since the NHTSA hasn't agreed to release the data: http://www.safetyresearch.net/blog/articles/quality-control-systems-corp-sues-dot-tesla-data http://www.safetyresearch.net/blog/articles/quality-control-...