Tesla on autopilot hits police car as driver watches movie on cellphone

[NSR500]

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/tesla-on-autopilot-hits-police-car-as-driver-watches-movie-on-cellphone

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the Model S sedan driven by Devainder Goli smashed into a Nash County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s vehicle that had stopped to assist a Highway Patrol trooper responding to an accident on U.S. 64 about 13 miles outside of Nashville, N.C.

Maybe the Tesla driver was watching "Terminator: Rise of the Machines" and then the Tesla became "Self-Aware".
Not only did it become self-aware, but it also became a BLM/ANTIFA supporter and tried to take out a Cop.
:rofl

 

[Johndicezx9]

They need to stop calling it "Auto Pilot".

 

[ctwo]

They need to stop calling it "Auto Pilot".

Why? Does airplane autopilot avoid mid-air collisions or from flying into a building, tower, or mountain? I thought it just maintains heading and altitude.

Even the commercial airlines, they have automatic landing, but will that avoid another airliner on the runway?

 

[Blankpage]

Was wondering what BLM has to do with it then saw the link and where you get your news source. Whats Alex Jones been up to lately?

 

[dravnx]

Why? Does airplane autopilot avoid mid-air collisions or from flying into a building, tower, or mountain? I thought it just maintains heading and altitude.

Even the commercial airlines, they have automatic landing, but will that avoid another airliner on the runway?

No but they give loud and clear warnings to prevent collisions and terrain and 99.9% of the time, a commercial airliner is under control of either ATC or Ground control.

 

[Moike]

Meat induced failure state. Elon needs to let the silicon drive.

 

[Johndicezx9]

Why? Does airplane autopilot avoid mid-air collisions or from flying into a building, tower, or mountain? I thought it just maintains heading and altitude.

Even the commercial airlines, they have automatic landing, but will that avoid another airliner on the runway?

Well, it doesn't seem very "auto", maybe they can call it "Otto".....

 

[PorradaVFR]

Well, it doesn't seem very "auto", maybe they can call it "Otto".....

Guessing you never watched “Airplane!” - operating the Otto-pilot may not appeal to some folks.

 

[sckego]

Well, it doesn't seem very "auto", maybe they can call it "Otto".....

Maintains speed? Check. Even slows down / speeds up to match the vehicle you are following.

Maintains heading? Check. Even adjusts trajectory to stay between well-marked lane lines.

Route-following? Check. Makes suggestions for lane changes and will take connector ramps to follow the route input from navigation.

Things outside these limits? Stopped obstacles on the road, unclear lane markings, poor visibility, surface streets with stop signs and signals and pedestrians, and a thousand other things? Or even conditions are perfect but the system starts behaving incorrectly? Driver takes back over, which should be easy and instantaneous, since she's been paying attention this entire time anyways, not watching a movie on her phone.

This is 100% user error. Trying to blame the implementation of the feature is a reach. Trying to blame the naming convention of the feature is... shit, I don't even know what to call it. :rofl

 

[Enchanter]

Trying to blame the naming convention of the feature is... shit, I don't even know what to call it. :rofl

Let's start with misleading.

The public perception of the term is very different than how Elon and Tesla present it (at least on the surface).

 

[NSR500]

Was wondering what BLM has to do with it then saw the link and where you get your news source. Whats Alex Jones been up to lately?

Looks like Cenk is #Triggered
Didn't know you were a Barfer, Cenk.



#ArmenianLivesMatter

 

[Johndicezx9]

Let's start with misleading.

The public perception of the term is very different than how Elon and Tesla present it (at least on the surface).

That's a start...

Whatever happened to the Tesla that drove into the freeway divider in Mountain View?

I'll guess "operator error" for believing too much in the auto-pilot moniker.



... and yes, I've seen "Airplane". :laughing

 

[bosco12]

At least the cops were right there to help out.

It should be more well known that Teslas, and other ADAS systems are not presently designed to miss stopped objects. I posted this article link earlier:

New cars can stay in their lane—but might not stop for parked cars
Drivers complain of need for “constant monitoring and intervention.”
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/08/new-cars-can-stay-in-their-lane-but-might-not-stop-for-parked-cars/

 

[sckego]

That's a start...

Whatever happened to the Tesla that drove into the freeway divider in Mountain View?

I'll guess "operator error" for believing too much in the auto-pilot moniker.



... and yes, I've seen "Airplane". :laughing

Ah, I think it got smashed into a zillion pieces and burned. Pics are online if you care to look. And the thing drove out of it's lane though the gore for a solid quarter mile before smashing into the divider. Yes, the driver had a TON of time to take over if he was paying attention.

Allow me to quote the first two lines of the full-screen warning that every Tesla displays before enabling autopilot: "Autosteer is a driver assistance feature and does not make your vehicle autonomous. Please use it only if you will pay attention to the road, keep your hands o the steering wheel, and be prepared to take over at any time."

It's a convenience feature that is pretty awesome when used appropriately. Some people choose not to use it appropriately - no different than someone jumping on a superbike advertised with "professional rider on a closed course!" and going out and doing 150 on the freeway. Some people are stupid, does that mean we shouldn't be allowed to have street-legal superbikes?

 

[mdorkenhoff]

It seem like every other time this happens, it's a police car that the Tesla hits. You would think that Tesla could spend a little bit of extra time training their autopilot so that it knew what a police car looked like.

 

[brichter]

Why?

Because some of the people that buy those cars and pay for the upgrade are stupid lack common sense and believe the system will drive them anywhere they want to go with no cycles provided by the wetware.

They actually drive the car multiple times through areas where it has problems, hoping one day the car will miraculously figure out how to navigate the trouble spot. Sort of like the guy on 101 who died in one.

 

[davidji]

That's a start...

Whatever happened to the Tesla that drove into the freeway divider in Mountain View?

Recently I posted video from my commute of one glancing off impact attenuator barrels (rather than plowing in to the divider they protected) after driving along the left shoulder in the rain. Sunol. Maybe the car saved it, maybe the driver did. But there was still an impact loud enough for me to hear over the road noise and through my ear plugs.

 

[Enchanter]

Ah, I think it got smashed into a zillion pieces and burned. Pics are online if you care to look. And the thing drove out of it's lane though the gore for a solid quarter mile before smashing into the divider. Yes, the driver had a TON of time to take over if he was paying attention.

Allow me to quote the first two lines of the full-screen warning that every Tesla displays before enabling autopilot: "Autosteer is a driver assistance feature and does not make your vehicle autonomous. Please use it only if you will pay attention to the road, keep your hands o the steering wheel, and be prepared to take over at any time."

It's a convenience feature that is pretty awesome when used appropriately. Some people choose not to use it appropriately - no different than someone jumping on a superbike advertised with "professional rider on a closed course!" and going out and doing 150 on the freeway. Some people are stupid, does that mean we shouldn't be allowed to have street-legal superbikes?

Misleading. Even you did it. Autopilot / Autosteer.

I think Tesla is one of the prime contributors to this misinformation. I think Elon does it on purpose. It’s disingenuous, dishonest, and dangerous.

 

[Johndicezx9]

Ah, I think it got smashed into a zillion pieces and burned. Pics are online if you care to look. And the thing drove out of it's lane though the gore for a solid quarter mile before smashing into the divider. Yes, the driver had a TON of time to take over if he was paying attention.

Allow me to quote the first two lines of the full-screen warning that every Tesla displays before enabling autopilot: "Autosteer is a driver assistance feature and does not make your vehicle autonomous. Please use it only if you will pay attention to the road, keep your hands o the steering wheel, and be prepared to take over at any time."

It's a convenience feature that is pretty awesome when used appropriately. Some people choose not to use it appropriately - no different than someone jumping on a superbike advertised with "professional rider on a closed course!" and going out and doing 150 on the freeway. Some people are stupid, does that mean we shouldn't be allowed to have street-legal superbikes?

Hmmmm...

Autosteer sounds rather bovine, doesn't it? I can see why users might use "autopilot" instead.

"Yee haw!"

BTW, why is this thread in General, I'm not seeing where a bike was involved?


The rolling media room in question:

 

[heyitstri]

The problem is Tesla sells these highly technical machines without proper training. Customers have a short amount of time, after delivery, to learn the ins and outs, and then the delivery person wishes you good luck and goes home.

Two years ago, before Tesla had light recognition, my neighbor had just gotten a Model S with autopilot and proceeded to take it on a drive. She blew through a red light and wondered why the car wouldn't stop by itself. "It has autopilot though."