Tesla Autopilot steered into a stationary object again – the driver is suing

arstechnica.com

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"the car was incapable of transmitting log data to our servers, which has prevented us from reviewing the vehicle’s data from the accident"

They usually defend themselves with the logs. How mysterious they weren't available here.

Does this happen to other cars with auto pilot? I am just curious what the fixation with Tesla is. I see a seemingly unending stream of articles on everything Tesla does, but I have not seen a single article about the other car manufacturers having similar issues. Do other car manufacturers not have similar auto pilot features? And if they do, do they just not have accidents?

I am just curious what the fixation with Tesla is.

I'd wager that the issue is that Tesla brands a glorified adaptive cruise control system as Autopilot.

Other cars are either more conservative with their claims and capabilities, or use LIDAR.

People just don't seem to understand the distance between the human mind and AI... they are still miles apart.

How much AI do you need to avoid solid objects in your path? With the proper sensors, that shouldn’t be a difficult problem? Without the proper sensors, or just with cameras...

We don't have proper sensors and you still need a classificator to distinguish wether the obstacle straight ahead is on the lane or not since the road isn't necessarily straight

Why does Tesla allow Autopilot to be engaged at speeds above the limit? (I'm assuming that 80MPH is not legal there.)

"I'm assuming that 80MPH is not legal there"

Not in Florida, but it appears it is legal in parts of the US. Also from what I've seen it's pretty typical in Florida.

https://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/new...

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