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NCAP footage seems to show the opposite. https://youtu.be/cMiZa3HgRVE?t=125 https://youtu.be/cMiZa3HgRVE?t=125 The systems work as described and don't claim t

• zaroth 7y ago
  I’ve seen that NCAP video and was really impressed by it at the time. It doesn’t jive with the results in TFA at all - where it sounds like the Tesla (and most of the other cars they tested) hit the dummy every time, and often never even slowed down. I wonder how to explain the disparity. Could the video you linked have been taken with AutoPilot enabled maybe?
  • ummonk 7y ago
    From reading the description it seems like AAA used tests where there was a bend in the road and / or the pedestrian was moving across so they weren't actually in the path of the vehicle until a couple seconds before impact. These systems are going to be conservative in classifying potential obstacles as in need of emergency braking, as they should be - you don't for example want your car slamming the brakes because it sees a pedestrian on the sidewalk next to the lane you're driving on. That said, it should be noted that the Honda Accord actually did quite well in these tests.