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US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions (apnews.com)

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The U.S. government’s road safety agency is again investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility, including sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

In addition to the pedestrian’s death, another crash involved an injury, the agency said.

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

i'm sure he'll claim that this is all politically motivated, and i really hope that someone says "yes it is. FAFO".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Does anyone else find this enraging ?

It’s a decade too late.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

If it took them this long to look at Full Self Driving, I don't have a lot of hope. But I'd like to be pleasantly surprised.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Maybe have a safety feature that refuses to engage self drive if it's too foggy/rainy/snowy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Inb4 someone on TikTok shows how to bypass that sensor by jamming an orange in it -__-

[–] spyd3r 2 points 2 days ago

They need to just ban this technolgy from cars and semis entirely.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I wonder if they will now find the Emperor has no clothes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions

They will have to look long and hard...

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