Five drivers hit the same barrier the year before the Tesla accident and a second human piloted vehicle fataly struck the same barrier just two months after the Tesa crash.
It is absolutely a road design and maintenance issue.
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.