> "That was my first near-accident on beta"
As a tech and machine learning maximalist I'm frustrated with how haphazardly Tesla is approaching self driving. This is not a technology that should be QA'd consumer-first. On top of that their approach of ditching LIDAR and other sensors is shooting themselves in the foot.
Tesla is in danger of putting the entire AV industry back by ~5 years just through loss of reputation. Regulators and AV pessimists will jump on the opportunity to use Tesla as an example of why these vehicles should be completely banned from public roads. Cruise, Waymo, Zoox, et al. are testing and rolling out responsibly while Tesla is using their customer base as crash test dummies.