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It seems owners often post these videos to create Internet outrage in the hope Tesla will cave and pay for their totaled car. Enabling FSD in such bad weather c

It seems owners often post these videos to create Internet outrage in the hope Tesla will cave and pay for their totaled car. Enabling FSD in such bad weather conditions and then not being able to hit the brakes on time is mainly the fault of the operator. In the video they had at least 4 seconds to react to the situation, but for some reason they let the car speed ahead merrily.

hristov 2y ago
Why did FSD enable itself in such bad weather conditions? Why did the FSD not hit the breaks on time, when the closed railway crossing and the train are clearly visible? Remember in the last earnings call Elon said that the latest version of FSD is almost ready for actual autonomous operation. I don't think this is the case.
- ThePhysicist 2y ago
  I don't say the FSD is working well, I just find it absurd how people use this technology in practice. This person knew the system had malfunctioned at the same spot before, yet they choose to enable it again under such bad conditions and then don't pay enough attention to intervene in time? Almost like the guy whose Tesla drove into a lane divider who also chose to ignore that and play on his phone even after the car had the exact same problem at the same spot multiple times. It just seems extremely reckless to me, that person would've died for sure if his car had gone under the freight train.
  - penjelly 2y ago
    > This person knew the system had malfunctioned at the same spot before, yet they choose to enable it again they roll out new versions regularly, that's a valid excuse to try it again on a new version at "something it failed at previously". Funny how everyone assumes OTA updates will always fix problems, and never create more.
- lawn 2y ago
  > Remember in the last earnings call Elon said that the latest version of FSD is almost ready for actual autonomous operation. I don't think this is the case. He's been saying the same thing for a decade now.
grugagag 2y ago
Doesn’t look like the car was totalled or even damaged too much but I could be wrong. However I appreciate these videos spreading around so Tesla owners understand relying on these features is troubling and should always pay attention.
- whutsurnaym 2y ago
  From the article: "Doty said a Tesla Collision Center told him Wednesday that the car was totaled." Not surprised. That wheel definitely looks mangled enough to warrant a hefty repair bill.
kaba0 2y ago
Yeah, don’t push it on the driver. Push it on such a reckless company marketing their smart vacuum cleaner logic as FSD, and on the government for allowing such cars on the roads.
- ThePhysicist 2y ago
  Driving with an error-prone automated system in such conditions while knowing the system already failed once at the exact same spot before is absolutely reckless, in my opinion. Marketing doesn't absolve you from using your brain. I really don't care about Tesla BTW and I don't like their cars either, I just find it weird that one wouldn't see any fault with the driver here...
  - kaba0 2y ago
    > is absolutely reckless, in my opinion Yeah, also drunk driving, typing on your phone, etc. It’s almost like we can’t just trust our fellow humans, especially not on whether some automated black-box technology that not even its creators can reason about, is safe. That would be the job of governments and regulators.

hristov 2y ago

Why did FSD enable itself in such bad weather conditions? Why did the FSD not hit the breaks on time, when the closed railway crossing and the train are clearly visible? Remember in the last earnings call Elon said that the latest version of FSD is almost ready for actual autonomous operation. I don't think this is the case.

ThePhysicist 2y ago
I don't say the FSD is working well, I just find it absurd how people use this technology in practice. This person knew the system had malfunctioned at the same spot before, yet they choose to enable it again under such bad conditions and then don't pay enough attention to intervene in time? Almost like the guy whose Tesla drove into a lane divider who also chose to ignore that and play on his phone even after the car had the exact same problem at the same spot multiple times. It just seems extremely reckless to me, that person would've died for sure if his car had gone under the freight train.
- penjelly 2y ago
  > This person knew the system had malfunctioned at the same spot before, yet they choose to enable it again they roll out new versions regularly, that's a valid excuse to try it again on a new version at "something it failed at previously". Funny how everyone assumes OTA updates will always fix problems, and never create more.
lawn 2y ago
> Remember in the last earnings call Elon said that the latest version of FSD is almost ready for actual autonomous operation. I don't think this is the case. He's been saying the same thing for a decade now.

grugagag 2y ago

Doesn’t look like the car was totalled or even damaged too much but I could be wrong. However I appreciate these videos spreading around so Tesla owners understand relying on these features is troubling and should always pay attention.

whutsurnaym 2y ago
From the article: "Doty said a Tesla Collision Center told him Wednesday that the car was totaled." Not surprised. That wheel definitely looks mangled enough to warrant a hefty repair bill.

kaba0 2y ago

Yeah, don’t push it on the driver. Push it on such a reckless company marketing their smart vacuum cleaner logic as FSD, and on the government for allowing such cars on the roads.

ThePhysicist 2y ago
Driving with an error-prone automated system in such conditions while knowing the system already failed once at the exact same spot before is absolutely reckless, in my opinion. Marketing doesn't absolve you from using your brain. I really don't care about Tesla BTW and I don't like their cars either, I just find it weird that one wouldn't see any fault with the driver here...
- kaba0 2y ago
  > is absolutely reckless, in my opinion Yeah, also drunk driving, typing on your phone, etc. It’s almost like we can’t just trust our fellow humans, especially not on whether some automated black-box technology that not even its creators can reason about, is safe. That would be the job of governments and regulators.