Tesla agreed to the recall last week after a federal investigation the system to monitor drivers was defective and required a fix.

Tesla’s recall of 2 million cars relies on a fix that may not even work::Tesla agreed to the recall last week after a federal investigation the system to monitor drivers was defective and required a fix.

  • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Just because a driver has their hands on the wheel doesn’t mean they’re watching the road. They might be watching a movie.

    As for asking about number plates - that sounds like a distraction that would cause accidents rather than prevent them.

    For me these systems need to be really clear. Either the person is driving, in which case they are fully responsible for every crash, or the car is driving, in which case the car is fully responsible. There’s no room for any grey area in the middle.

    In my opinion Tesla should be forced to refund anyone who was told their car has “full self driving”. I’m OK with autopilot though, since the airplane and boat version of that feature has always pretty much been “just keep going in a straight line until a human disengages autopilot”.

    • alienangel@sffa.communityEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Note: it’s not the HTSB or any other agency’s responsibility to figure out a solution for Tesla. They just need to figure out what the bar for safety is, and tell tesla “make it as safe as full low light eye tracking, with whatever solution you want. But if you can’t make it at least that safe your cars shouldn’t be allowed back on the roads”.

      I was the biggest cheerleader for self driving cars because i hate driving - but “our best self driving car still can’t self drive at all” isn’t good enough, and letting them keep doing half assed shit like this does more harm to bringing people around to the technology than good.