I would imagine most cars would crash if the driver at the wheel fell asleep. At least in this instance, the car tried to pullover with its blinkers and came to a complete stop vs accelerating off the road.

Tesla does release those stats, though I don’t think many or any automakers release nor even have a way to obtain that type of data.

Not a Tesla owner and probably never will be. It will be interesting to hear what actually happened here. If we ever do. While these stories I suspect are sensationalized, they have some merit to make sure these situations are evaluated with the resp to the emerging technology. Despite the problems that this alleged…

My wife’s 2019 Honda has a lot of features that literally every car should be required to have at this point, and it would prevent these kinds of accidents not just daily, but probably every minute of the day. Assisted braking, lane assist, blind spot indicators, and automated cruise control (the kind that brakes or…

No, what’s more likely is some kind of mechanical failure which happens on lots of cars. What is unlikely is it was caused by FSD but that doesn’t stop Jalopnik from claiming it anyways.

I don’t think you know what evidence means. The only evidence we have that the FSD was on or off was the driver saying it was. If and when the data logs from the car and or Tesla become available we will have more conclusive evidence. You are showing a lot of bias by assuming the driver is lying, he could be lying or…

But it is true that a big factor in achieving “full self driving” is going to be V2V communications, which is pretty much non-existent at this point in time; outside of some R&D test cases.

Bottom line, these poeple’s insurance will decide fault and I can see the blame being spread around for sure. You can not drive around with the expectation that no one is going to break hard near you. At the same time, you cannot break for no reason. So obviously multiple drivers are at fault, human or not.

I would…

Actually a trained AI will most definitely be able to pick up on subtle hints.  Self driving will happen, even though it hasn’t up to now.

Typical Jalopnik hit piece on Tesla.

(To be clear, I’m not holding my breath. This is the same country that would rather tweet out Thoughts and Prayers than do anything meaningful about gun control. Nevertheless, I think full AV roads would be a worthwhile goal to strive for)

Wow we have so many gullible people who automatically assume that what the driver said is automatically the truth.

This article is peppered with inaccuracies and assumptions with an apparent agenda. FSD was absolutely note made available to everyone. Nor has it been shown that FSD or AP was active here.

Watching the video.... I’d say ALOT of those drivers involved in the accident could have stopped well before they did.  Like the reaction times were so bad that at least one of them was distracted driving.  

Thank you!
I’ve been reading and reading, waiting for someone to point out how awful it is to enter a tunnel on a sunny day, almost everyone seems to put on their brakes briefly, so there’s almost always a brief blast of brake lights that don’t mean anything other than: OMG I’M BLIND as driver’s eyes adjust, and then…

Well I think the issue is, IF it was actually in FSD, it changed lanes and came to a stop for no apparent reason.  The road in front was totally clear, so barring a mechanical malfuntion, no driver would do a move like that.  That said, it’s ALSO clear the drivers behind the Tesla were likely following to close, or…

Alright, I was on the Tesla bashing train for a good while when this news broke, but now that I watch the video I see less “FSD is to blame!” than hundreds of people being used to following too closely while traveling too fast and being distracted.

I’m in my mid-50s as an engineer. I’m not sure that I buy the “lack of mental agility caused by aging” thing that everyone is talking about.

Yea but the only people who install a tesla branded charger are already tesla loyalists usually. Most owners I talk to have either a Nema 14-50 outlet installed, or regular J1772 charger (which works with tesla with the provided adapter).
Personally I dont think either is necessary. I drive 1500 miles a month and plug…

The supercharging network in the US is still by far the best out there. Others can catch up, but it will take at least 5 years (my estimate). My second EV (first was a Tesla) was a Chevy Bolt that I quickly sold after I realized how good I had it with my Tesla.