[–] asn0 8y ago ↗ Highlights:* Tesla Model S was going 60 mph, slammed into the back of a fire truck stopped at a red light* car appeared not to brake before impact* driver said that AutoPilot system was switched on and she had been looking at her phone* Elon Musk tweeted it was "super messed up" that the incident is getting public attention, when so many other accidents don't [–] tim333 8y ago ↗ Tesla's autopilot seems to have a thing for fire trucks. Here's an earlier one https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/22/tesla-on-autopilot-sl...While I'm sure self driving systems will save many lives overall there seems to be a bit of work needed here.
[–] tim333 8y ago ↗ Tesla's autopilot seems to have a thing for fire trucks. Here's an earlier one https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/22/tesla-on-autopilot-sl...While I'm sure self driving systems will save many lives overall there seems to be a bit of work needed here.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 14.9 ms ] thread* Tesla Model S was going 60 mph, slammed into the back of a fire truck stopped at a red light
* car appeared not to brake before impact
* driver said that AutoPilot system was switched on and she had been looking at her phone
* Elon Musk tweeted it was "super messed up" that the incident is getting public attention, when so many other accidents don't
While I'm sure self driving systems will save many lives overall there seems to be a bit of work needed here.