Comment on Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict

• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t know. If it is possible to override the autopilot then it’s a pretty good bet that putting your foot on the accelerator would do it. It’s hard to really imagine this scenario where that wouldn’t result in the car going into manual mode. Surely would be more dangerous if you couldn’t override the autopilot.

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes, that’s how cruise control works. So it’s just cruise control right?….~right?~

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Normally, cruise control isn’t turned off by acceleration. It’s turned off by braking.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well it’s cruise control, plus lane control, plus emergency braking. But it wasn’t switched on was it so whether or not Tesla I’ve been entirely honest with their advertising (for the record they are not been honest) isn’t relevant in this case.

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  • fodor@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We can bet on a lot, but when you’re betting on human lives, you might get hit with a massive lawsuit, right? Try to bet less.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t know what you’re trying to say.

      Do you think it shouldn’t be possible to override autopilot?

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• Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Never said they weren’t wrong for lieing. Just that this case seems a poor match for showing that.

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