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Very convenient of Tesla to absolve themselves of any responsibility
by mongol 5y ago
Very convenient of Tesla to absolve themselves of any responsibility
- ASalazarMX 5y agoSomehow it makes sense, you wouldn't blame a traditional car manufacturer if you crashed and the airbag shot your phone into your face. If the summon warns that you must have line of sight because it has flaws, you damn well make sure you have line of sight, or don't use it.
- julianlam 5y agoI like the insinuation that my phone was in front of my face during the crash.
- mongol 5y agoIt is the reference to the beta feature that stands out. If the airbag was a beta feature, it would not fly. Car manufacturers should not be able to hide behind such weasel words. If dangerous functionality is not fully tested, don't release it.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoRegular cars are full of dangerous functionality, starting with the accelerator, and it isn't even labeled beta. This makes reckless driving easier, but it should still be considered (primarily) the fault of the driver.
- mongol 5y agoSure, so why the beta label? What is it with the functionality that makes them put in this disclaimer? Could it be that it is actually not prepared to handle loss of network connection or loss of battery in the phone? Is the phone running on a real time OS as other life critical systems usually are? What are the fail safe modes and redundanices preventing the functionality from hurting someone? With a beta label, they are basically saying that it is not ready, and the driver is at fault for using it.
- ceejayoz 5y agoThat's not really comparable. "The airbag is in beta! It may not work at night, so be sure to turn it off or it may kill you."