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for anyone here with the $$$ and the enviro-consciousness to consider a Tesla. Don't if you value your life / well-being. It has an autopilot that will space-out at a terrible moment and probably a full-self driving mode that won't.
Tesla on "Autopilot" Slams Into Stationary Michigan Cop Car
The EV maker’s controversially named driver assistance system has confused owners and frustrated industry analysts.
Mar 17, 2021
Automotive News reports that a Tesla struck a Michigan State Police vehicle that was stationary on a freeway early on Wednesday. According to police, the "Autopilot" driver-assistance system was engaged, and neither the driver nor the system avoided the crash. A police Twitter account indicated there were no injuries. It's not apparent if the Tesla or driver attempted to slow down to avoid the impact. The driver was also cited for driving with a suspended license, according to the tweet.
The police car, a Dodge Charger, suffered serious damage to the rear driver's corner. It's unclear what damage the Tesla suffered, or which model of Tesla was involved, though it appears to be a Model 3 sedan. But this impact comes right on the heels of another troubling incident in Detroit on Monday, in which a Tesla ran through an intersection and became wedged under a tractor-trailer. As Automotive News reports, NHTSA is investigating and Autopilot may be involved.
No car is immune from a crash, even cars with advanced emergency braking systems or fully attentive drivers. But the rash of Autopilot-related Tesla crashes is troubling, and many industry observers lay some blame on Tesla, for both the design of the driver assistance system itself as well as on how it is marketed. Between the Autopilot name (and the forthcoming Full Self Driving option, which Tesla currently sells to customers with the promise of future capability when technology catches up), it isn't hard to gather the impression that driver attention is not required when the system isn't engaged.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-michigan-state-autopilot-crash-report/
this coming from a guy who calls a ball of fire upon landing a successful launch.
SpaceX's Starship rocket lands but then explodes
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56274183
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/spacex-starship-sn9-explodes-on-attempted-landing.html
oh well... only the landing got screwed up. no big deal.
presumably if only a few people die from autopilot, it's fully capable...
Tesla on "Autopilot" Slams Into Stationary Michigan Cop Car
The EV maker’s controversially named driver assistance system has confused owners and frustrated industry analysts.
Mar 17, 2021
Automotive News reports that a Tesla struck a Michigan State Police vehicle that was stationary on a freeway early on Wednesday. According to police, the "Autopilot" driver-assistance system was engaged, and neither the driver nor the system avoided the crash. A police Twitter account indicated there were no injuries. It's not apparent if the Tesla or driver attempted to slow down to avoid the impact. The driver was also cited for driving with a suspended license, according to the tweet.
The police car, a Dodge Charger, suffered serious damage to the rear driver's corner. It's unclear what damage the Tesla suffered, or which model of Tesla was involved, though it appears to be a Model 3 sedan. But this impact comes right on the heels of another troubling incident in Detroit on Monday, in which a Tesla ran through an intersection and became wedged under a tractor-trailer. As Automotive News reports, NHTSA is investigating and Autopilot may be involved.
No car is immune from a crash, even cars with advanced emergency braking systems or fully attentive drivers. But the rash of Autopilot-related Tesla crashes is troubling, and many industry observers lay some blame on Tesla, for both the design of the driver assistance system itself as well as on how it is marketed. Between the Autopilot name (and the forthcoming Full Self Driving option, which Tesla currently sells to customers with the promise of future capability when technology catches up), it isn't hard to gather the impression that driver attention is not required when the system isn't engaged.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-michigan-state-autopilot-crash-report/
this coming from a guy who calls a ball of fire upon landing a successful launch.
SpaceX's Starship rocket lands but then explodes
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56274183
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/spacex-starship-sn9-explodes-on-attempted-landing.html
oh well... only the landing got screwed up. no big deal.
presumably if only a few people die from autopilot, it's fully capable...
