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> (From a comment) Tesla Hardware v3 (2019) is needed to run FSDb, though Hardware v2.5 (2017) can run a limited feature set.

The 2014 Model S involved in this crash can’t use FSDb and actually uses the Mobileye EyeQ3 system (Hardware v1) before Tesla designed their own.

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This. There isn't really anything _Tesla_ specific about this situation. It just happened to be a Tesla vehicle, but the actual "automated driving system" involved is made by a completely different company, and is present in many other vehicles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobileye#Comparison

> isn't really anything _Tesla_ specific about this situation

My Subaru has lane-keeping tech. It's an absolute nag about my keeping my hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. I've driven a Tesla, and it's more lackadaisical.

It nags a lot on model 3/y in Europe unless it’s very slow stop and go traffic. Similarly than other brands. It will even put you in "jail" mode if you don’t react quickly to the nag too many times during a drive (didn’t happen to me as I’m obviously the most perfect driver).

In my experience Tesla is pretty strict, especially now with the driver camera able to tell if you are watching the road. With the new driver cam it cares less about you applying pressure to the wheel but it's still pretty nagging.

My Volvo on the other hand (which has Lane Keep Assist with Adaptive Cruise Control) will gladly just slowly drift into the other lane sometimes (not always) if I don't correct it.

Edit: who the heck downvotes someone sharing their personal experiences? It's not like I'm fan boy-ing out. Sigh.

If my Mazda has a failure I don't think "huh, I wonder if this is a 3rd party design that the was bought and integrated into the system." It's still on them to verify the quality and make sure that their marketing matches the reality of the product. The origination of the design doesn't matter that much if I'm pancaked on the back of a firetruck.

Isn't the "autopilot" feature Tesla specific? Don't forget that Mobileeye cancelled their partnership with Tesla because they thought the feature was dangerous.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mobileye-tesla-idUSKCN11K...

Early cars, such as the one in the article, used MobilEye's technology for "autopilot". Tesla only integrated their own ui with that technology until the partnership ended and they built everything from scratch.

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