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Driver enabled HighWayPilot and removed his hands from the steering wheel. Looks like the car tried to stay within the road marking and didn't see the barriers.

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yellow line on road seems to perfectly align with the yellow barrier. camera didn't identify the wall. I don't think they have radar to identify solid objects, do they? Isn't it just camera? I can't remember right now and too lazy to look it up.

Teslas have a serious problem avoiding stationary objects in traffic lanes, especially when following traffic. If you search YouTube for Tesla accidents, there are a big group where the car is following traffic in its lane and it doesn't yield to some object in its lane. Over and over again.

From OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQxIhMBKblY

Fatal crash in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0yYJ8-Dyo

Another Chinese accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ7vqAUJdbE

One in Europe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkx-4pFjus

Another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxFrVbO76uw

I don't know what system they're using, but they really need to get a handle on it. For as many accidents as they avoid, not hitting stopped objects is pretty important from a safety perspective.

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