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Tesla's statistics count it as autopilot if it was engaged within 5 seconds of the collision. It seems reasonable for a regulator to decide what that time span
by kylecordes 4y ago
Tesla's statistics count it as autopilot if it was engaged within 5 seconds of the collision.
It seems reasonable for a regulator to decide what that time span is and require all automated driving assist systems to report in a consistent way. I'm curious what % of the time a crash in a typical car occurs within N seconds of cruise control or lane assist or traffic aware cruise control engaged.
- hedora 4y agoThe article says they're using a 1 second threshold, not 5, and that a substantial number of accidents fall between the two numbers.
- Retric 4y agoNo, those 16 accidents are counted as a failure by autopilot. Hell the NTSB is explicitly doing so in the article. Further, rather than what the article is insinuating autopilot disengages when users apply the break such as occurs when they are trying to avoid an accident. What’s concerning is cases when autopilot decides to give up control and the driver isn’t ready to take over.