Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn’t fix it::Software’s alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Didn’t, or couldn’t? Tesla uses a vastly inferior technology to run their “automated” driving protocols. It’s a hardware problem first and foremost.

    It’s like trying to drive a car with a 720p resolution camera mounted on the license plate holder versus a 4k monitor on the top of the car. That’s not a perfect analogy, but it’s close enough for those not aware of how cheap these cars and their tech really is.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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      11 months ago

      It remains to be seen what hardware is required for autonomous driving as no company has a fully functioning system, so there is no baseline to compare to. Cruise (the “4k monitor” in your anaology) just had to cut their fleet of geofenced vehicles after back to back crashes involving emergency vehicles along with blocking traffic and attempting to run over things like fire hoses.

      • chakan2@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        driving as no company has a fully functioning

        Mercedes made level 4.

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          11 months ago

          Mercedes is level 3 only, and their system will only work in Nevada on a highway at speeds below 40MPH.