Posted on 07/26/2016 1:08:31 PM PDT by EveningStar
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report and photo concerning the first known fatality of a Tesla car using Autopilot. And it’s pretty gruesome.
Earlier reports had stated the a Model S struck a big rig while traveling on a divided highway in central Florida, and speculated that the Tesla Autopilot system had failed to intervene in time to prevent the collision.
The crash killed 40-year-old Ohio resident Joshua Brown, who was the driver of the Tesla. The driver of the truck was not injured.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
This car is a piece of horse crap! A killing machine.
Tesla has passed safety tests with flying colors. It actually broke the consumer reports system.
Disagree. I like that we have this technology being made in America for the most part. Working auto-pilot would save thousands of lives every year, and help traffic.
Who gets the ticket?
It’s driving not understanding what they actually bought.
Working autopilot, driverless cars, will result in the following: bombs delivered on autopilot. This is a very bad idea that will not end well.
The problem we have is that many people go on auto without an “auto pilot.” Passive driving creates hazardous situations. Very few are able to maintain situational awareness once they get behind the steering wheel. Adding auto pilot reinforces poor driving habits.
The operative word there is “working”.
No, thanks. I’ll pass. I’ll drive myself and hope the other guy is, too.
Cruise missiles have been delivering bombs via autopilot for decades.
belongs to the heirs and successors of the driver
should be enough for a decent funeral.
The captioned photo with the driver reads like something from the ‘Onion’.
Hate to admit it - but I laughed.
There...corrected it.
Disagree. I like that we have this technology being made in America for the most part. Working auto-pilot would save thousands of lives every year, and help traffic.
Looks like it drove itself right under the trailer.
You’re right. Potentially a cruise missile on four tires. No suicide required.
Until the next year when they realized it starts falling apart in no time.
The system's radar, Musk said in a tweet, "tunes out what looks like an overhead road sign to avoid false braking events."
It's easy to predict what's next: false braking events. Do not drive behind one of these pieces of crap.
Kind of hard for a terrorist to get ahold of a cruise missile, whereas they might be able to rent one of these autopilot cars.
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