A Post analysis reveals that people have died or been gravely injured in crashes where Tesla’s software should not have been enabled in the first place.

Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences::undefined

  • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    To drive a car, a driver must:

    • accelerate
    • maintain speed
    • slow for changing road conditions
    • make turns
    • maintain lane position
    • change lanes
    • brake for obstacles
    • be aware of surrounding cars
    • read road signs and respond
    • navigate roads to reach a destination

    Cruise control can:

    • accelerate at the driver’s input
    • maintain speed
    • slow at the driver’s input

    Autopilot can:

    • accelerate
    • maintain speed
    • slow for changing road conditions
    • make turns
    • maintain lane position
    • change lanes
    • brake for obstacles
    • be aware of surrounding cars
    • read road signs and respond
    • navigate roads to reach a destination

    Which one sounds like it drives the car on its own? Which one is clearly misunderstood by the average driver due to a reference to a feature in an industry experienced by very few people by comparison?