This is all conjecture.
You don't know that the driver would still be alive if the lanes were painted correctly etc.
Autopilot could still misidentify the barrier as we've seen it do in other situations.
You don't know that the driver would still be alive if the lanes were painted correctly etc.
Autopilot could still misidentify the barrier as we've seen it do in other situations.
It is absolutely a road design and maintenance issue.
It just seems like an edge case that's catching inattentive drivers off guard, which IMHO is a category including Tesla's on autopilot. And it seems Tesla agrees here; they require drivers pay attention when using Autopilot. If your vehicle runs into a barrier on Autopilot, you weren't paying attention.
For a good portion of the year, you can’t rely on being able to see any road markings in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest.