Tesla says Model X driver Walter Huang was responsible for fatal Autopilot crash

[davislane1]

My 2 cents is that Tesla needs to drop the "autopilot" references as it's open to interpretation. Not everyone who buys a car is tech savvy.

You don't have to be tech savvy to put your hands back on the the wheel when the car tells you to put your hands on the wheel.

 

[wiyosaya]

You don't have to be tech savvy to put your hands back on the the wheel when the car tells you to put your hands on the wheel.

Some people apparently do.

 

[Capaill]

You don't have to be tech savvy to put your hands back on the the wheel when the car tells you to put your hands on the wheel.

You won't hear it if you're asleep in the back seat

 

[wiyosaya]

Sounds like this is turning into a Tesla sh!t fit. - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...m-crash-investigation-for-not-following-rules

They obviously realize that it could be bad for business if their "auto pilot" is found to be lacking.

 

[poohbear]

Stop f%*king calling it "auto pilot" Tesla! People's perception of that term is of a far more advanced system than what Tesla is offering. Tesla's system is more of an "enhanced driving assist mode".

It will kill more people...

Disagree. They have autopilot in aircraft. Those systems do exactly what the Tesla system does, including warning pilots when they need to take control. If a person isn't intelligent enough to use this system, they have no business operating a motor vehicle and should have their license pulled.

But to be fair there are way less aircraft in the air than cars on the road, so its not exactly a fair comparison is it? Its misleading.

 

[davislane1]

But to be fair there are way less aircraft in the air than cars on the road, so its not exactly a fair comparison is it? Its misleading.

It's a perfectly fair comparison. The number of vehicles with technology X does not change what the technology does or how you are supposed to use it.

Pilot: There are 20,000+ aircraft in the sky. I probably shouldn't go to sleep at the controls and ignore warning systems once I've engaged autopilot.

Driver: There are 20,000,000 cars on the road. I'll just let the autopilot handle everything from here and ignore any warnings it may give me and take a nap instead.

The very fact that there are so many more cars on the roads than aircraft in the sky should cause any vehicle operator to exercise more caution when using automated features, due to the exponential increase in variables.

I didn't think it was possible to see the deceased in an even dimmer light, but within this context he's practically brainless.

 

[drufense]

The more tasks you take away from the driver, the more likely that driver is to become inattentive, or even fall asleep.
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From my layman point of view, I think this cannot be over emphasized; especially when you take away from driver, the responsibility of reacting to situations on the road as they arise.
Since he/she will unavoidably get conditioned to not having to actively get involved, the tech should probably be held to higher standards such that the driver's attentiveness to take over these tasks promptly should be an option rather than a requirement (which may serve to absolve liability).
In addition to the praise it receives when things work out, the tech should probably be held liable when things don't work out due to its failure to optimally handle a situation it's been built to handle ...