Comment on Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 year agoI hope Tesla gets held accountable.
Why would this not be the driver’s fault? There are no completely autonomous diving cars(i know there technically are but they are very limited) so the driver is responsible for paying attention. Why didn’t the driver brake or take any kind of evasive maneuver?
The Tesla was traveling 70 mph (112.7 kilometers per hour) on four-lane U.S. 29 near Opal, and was 25 mph over the 45 mph speed limit in that area,
I guess autopilot made the choice to speed too?
czech@low.faux.moe 1 year ago
Because Musk overstates what Teslas are capable of. It’s why Tesla is being sued by shareholders (Lamontagne v Tesla).
Anecdotally, five years ago, my Uber was driving a Tesla and insisted it was fully autonomous and he could text without issue.