• Biyoo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    Autopilot turns off before collision because physical damage can cause unpredictable effects that could cause another accident.

    Let’s say you run into a wall, autopilot is broken, the car thinks it needs to go backwards. You now killed 3 more people.

    I hate Elon Musk and Teslas are bad, but let’s not spread misinformation.

    • Programmer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      It seems reasonable for the autopilot to turn off just before collission, my point was more in the line of “You won’t get a penny from Elon”.

      People who rely on Full Self Driving or whatever it’s called now, should be liable for letting a robot control their cars. And I also think that the company that develops and advertises said robot shouldn’t get off scot-free but it’s easier to blame the shooter rather than the gun manufacturer.

      • Biyoo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        7 months ago

        Yeah I agree. Both parties should be liable. Tesla for their misleading and dangerous marketing, drivers for believing in the marketing.