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Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot (apnews.com)

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Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot::Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system when using Autopilot.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (16 children)

The attempt to address the flaws in Autopilot seemed like a case of too little, too late to Dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured in 2019 crash involving a Tesla that was using the technology along a rural stretch of Florida highway where the software isn’t supposed to be deployed.

"This technology is not safe, we have to get it off the road,” said Angulo, who is suing Tesla as he recovers from injuries that included brain trauma and broken bones. “The government has to do something about it. We can’t be experimenting like this.”

This is the important part, it's not just Tesla not giving a shit about their customers safety, it's dangerous to literally anyone in the same road as a Tesla

[+] [email protected] -17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (12 children)

using the technology along a rural stretch of Florida highway where the software isn’t supposed to be deployed.

Idiot drivers do idiot things, hardly unique to Tesla drivers. The whole autopilot feature-set is pretty clearly marked as beta on the screen with a clear warning, that you have to acknowledge to enable, that it is considered a beta-feature and that you should be attentive when using it.

I agree that the FSD feature-set is advertised with capabilities it in no way possesses. But everyone seems to forget that autopilot and FSD are two separate things. Autopilot is only TACC+Lane-Assist and isn't advertised as a fully self driving technology.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The system should nevertheless be designed to handle all types of road and weather conditions. It's a safety-related system. To not do so, regardless of the reason (probably cost savings) is negligence on the part of Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Autopilot isn't any more dangerous than any other vehicle sold with cruise control over the past 30 years. I don't understand why people are so desperate to give reckless drivers a pass rather than making them face consequences for their actions. Is it Honda's fault if I hold my foot on the gas and drive a 1995 Civic through a red light and T-bone someone?

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