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This is all conjecture. You don't know that the driver would still be alive if the lanes were painted correctly etc. Autopilot could still misidentify the bar
by threeseed 7y ago
This is all conjecture.
You don't know that the driver would still be alive if the lanes were painted correctly etc.
Autopilot could still misidentify the barrier as we've seen it do in other situations.
- shiftpgdn 7y agoFive drivers hit the same barrier the year before the Tesla accident and a second human piloted vehicle fataly struck the same barrier just two months after the Tesa crash. It is absolutely a road design and maintenance issue.
- newnewpdro 7y agoHow many drivers didn't hit the same barrier that year? It just seems like an edge case that's catching inattentive drivers off guard, which IMHO is a category including Tesla's on autopilot. And it seems Tesla agrees here; they require drivers pay attention when using Autopilot. If your vehicle runs into a barrier on Autopilot, you weren't paying attention.
- falcolas 7y agoIt’s also a road design and marking issue. But poor roads and markings are normal, outside the biggest cities. For a good portion of the year, you can’t rely on being able to see any road markings in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest.