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Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash (finance.yahoo.com)
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Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash::Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver. The death of Pablo Teodoro III, 57, is the third since 2016 in which a Tesla that was using Autopilot ran underneath a crossing tractor-trailer, raising questions about the partially automated system's safety and where it should be allowed to operate. The crash south of Washington remains under investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which sent investigators to Virginia last summer and began a broader probe of Autopilot more than two years ago.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Honestly I think it's people who are trusting these systems way too much. They think it's safe because of marketing.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

No coincidence Tesla is attacking those that are trying to hold them accountable for false advertising. They claim it infringes upon their 1A rights, fucking capitalist pigs

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Well, people wouldn't trust it if there wasn't lying marketing in the first place, kind of.

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

There's a huge warning sign when you turn on autopilot saying you need to always be paying attention and ready to take over at any time, and you need to acknowledge this before it turns it on. It also checks periodically that you're in control of the wheel, or else will disengage.

The reasont these people crash is that they're morons.