Note that in the Tesla response the said it is likely that other safety systems would have saved the driver and they were not activated because the car went under the trailer rather than hitting the tractor. So your example of a bus or other vehicle does not apply.

Chances are, if it had been a bus, the Autopilot system would have seen it and initiated an emergency braking action. They probably still would have collided, but at least then the front crumple zone of the car would have impacted the side of the bus.

The same way you opt in to drive with other people on the road. There is already a risk you take just by driving.

It says neither the driver nor the car could detect the trailer. The truck driver was at fault.

I just don’t think we need to live in a world where some cars have people paying no attention and are relying solely on sensors to keep them and everyone around them alive

Imagine if he was driving a 25 year old beater and on his cell phone

What you mean like the scenario that plays out in mass daily with people behind the wheel?

And yet all data shows that these systems still reduce collisions and reduce the risk of serious injury when there is a collision.

I’d take that over:

tbh, I don’t foresee much of a problem for Tesla even in your hypothetical.

isn’t google maps still in beta? for the same reason

I can remember my Mother complaining about cruise control when I was younger because she was afraid people wouldn’t pay attention. Tesla isn’t selling an autonymous control system, it’s basically a really really advanced cruise control. That’s why there is a disclaimer.

Why? The trailer was at fault, as a bus would be.

I don't understand why people are blaming tesla. Autopilot didn't kill him, his inability to look where he was going did.