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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times (www.carscoops.com)

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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times::Six officers who were injured in the crash are suing Tesla despite the fact that the driver was allegedly impaired

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If we want to get really technical, the NSTB is requiring all new cars to have emergency braking so in this situation, the car should slam on the brakes. Even if it can’t slow down fast enough to prevent a crash, it should slow down enough to minimize it.

Is this particular Tesla under said law? Probably not. But I think we can see why this tactic is the infinitely safer and more ethical than saying “good luck, control this car on your own or enjoy this 100 km crash otherwise”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Tesla has AEB but by the time something like that triggers you're reducing the severity of the crash not eliminating it.

It's likely the car braked at 100km/h but was still doing 50 when it hit.. at those speeds it's fatal whatever happens.