New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times::Six officers who were injured in the crash are suing Tesla despite the fact that the driver was allegedly impaired

  • chakan2@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I hope the cops win. Autopilot allows for a driver to completely disengage their attention from the car in a way that’s not possible with just cruise control.

    There’s no way you can drop a human in a life threatening critical situation with 2.5 seconds to make a decision and expect them to make reasonable decisions. Even stone cold sober, that’s a lot to ask of a person when the car makes a critical mistake like this.

    On cruise, the driver would still have to be aware that they were driving. With auto pilot, the driver had likely passed out and the car carried on it merry way.

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Because people can’t pass out with just cruise control? He didn’t have 2.5 seconds. According to the article he had 45 minutes of multiple warnings.