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Comment by crmrc114 | Hacker News Reader

Totally, but when using AI to control wipers its sad they cant be bothered to respond to safety regulators when they could be leaders in this tech by simply adding a camera system that monitors the driver like some other automakers are experimenting with implementing.

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Tesla has a camera that they could use for this. They claim that its performance was not great. I hope that some comparisons are made between vehicles so equipped vs the ones that are not, in order to provide further evidence.

Although that is difficult, as in many cases the "cooperative" manufacturers have not yet implemented such features. They have only promised to implement them, sometimes in vehicles years away from production.

Using the camera for that purpose might be a bit problematic (in terms of a technical challenge, not as that adjective would normally be used by twitter mobs).

One very common scenario (that I have no idea how it would manage to handle) is someone driving with sunglasses on.

GM's Super Cruise watches drivers' eyes and there are some videos showing that it works for people wearing sunglasses. (I'm sure it varies based on the lens material and polarization.)

The Model X and Model S do not have this camera.

Tesla has not responded to the NTSB. The NTSB is not a safety regulator. They are accident investigators and also make safety recommendations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be the relevant safety regulators in this case.

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