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It would be interesting to learn whether Autopilot was engaged. Looking at pictures of the scene, there is a short utility road that begins further back but whi
by gamblor956 4y ago
It would be interesting to learn whether Autopilot was engaged. Looking at pictures of the scene, there is a short utility road that begins further back but which ends about 100 feet from where it splits from the main road.
Relatively straightforward for most human drivers to figure out it's not a through road (there are two sets of gates, though the first one might have been open), but very difficult for software to figure that out....especially one that has so many problems detecting stationary objects in front of the car, due to the lack of range-detecting sensors. However, it's also possible that the car (or human driver) noticed the dividing wall too late and made the wrong decision about how to avoid a collision.
- renewiltord 4y agoABC7 reported that CHP don't think AP / FSD was on.
- gamblor956 4y agoYeah, that report came after my comment and the edit deadline.
- xnx 4y agoSounds like it was deliberate: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/business/devils-slide-cliff-car-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/business/devils-slide-cli...