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This is what may have happened in the recent Tesla Autopilot Crash

cpddan · 1M views · 2018-04-02 · 0:36

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Overview

A one-minute clip by cpddan reproducing how a Tesla on Autopilot 2.5 may have steered into a gore point barrier, as in a fatal Highway 101 crash.

On Hacker News

HN cites it as evidence of Autopilot's behavior around lane gores, mostly in critical comments about Tesla.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2018–2019

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Self-driving & autonomous vehiclesCars, EVs & motorcycles
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teslaautopilotcrash reproductiondriver assistancesafety

What people said

Rebelgecko · 2019-01 · Criticism

I don't know of any. But for some cases that Teslas seem to have trouble handling, like plowing into stopped white vehicles or concrete dividers[1], I think a 2D LIDAR like this one[2] would still be useful enough to have saved lives. [1]: a la [VIDEO] or [LINK] [2]: [LINK]

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mdorazio · 2018-07 · Criticism

Wasn't the recent reproduction of the merge lane issue [1] showing that lane following is also not competent? I'm personally not sure any of the individual features of autopilot are really all that reliable. [1] [VIDEO]

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userbinator · 2018-05 · Criticism

It still feels like you are driving but the path of least resistance is always pulling you towards the center of the lane. ...except when it doesn't, and you're forced to suddenly comprehend the unusual situation and react before its too late: [VIDEO]

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