Tesla investigation deepens... (Graundia)

brooksby wrote:

I hope that accusation is in tin foil hat territory?

But does lead me onto something - is the Tesla software and its updates valid for the life of the car or do you have to pay a separate subscription for firmware updates etc?  Imagine being on a long journey when suddenly you're told that your car has been bricked...

From https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-agency-upgrades-tesla-autopilot-safety-probe-2022-06-09/

Quote:

NHTSA said its analysis indicated that Forward Collision Warnings activated in the majority of incidents just prior to impact and that subsequent Automatic Emergency Braking intervened in approximately half of the crashes.

"On average in these crashes, Autopilot aborted vehicle control less than one second prior to the first impact," the agency added.

NHTSA noted that "where incident video was available, the approach to the first responder scene would have been visible to the driver an average of 8 seconds leading up to impact."

The agency also reviewed 106 reported Autopilot crashes and said in approximately half, "indications existed that the driver was insufficiently responsive to the needs of the dynamic driving task."

"A driver’s use or misuse of vehicle components, or operation of a vehicle in an unintended manner does not necessarily preclude a system defect," the agency said.

You could argue that the Autopilot is supposed to turn over control to the driver in the event of something unexpected and certainly crashing may be described as unexpected, but rescinding control within a second of the collision certainly seems like an easy way to improve the Autopilot figures. What's needed is to examine the whole system of car, driver and Autopilot and determine how well the parts work together.

brooksby wrote:

Wasn't that the method used by Sontaran pawns to kill off a journalist?

Can't find that specific chess set

That chess must be interesting to play with. Do the rooks on black only move if all whites pieces are looking away?

And surely white king will just disappear in space/time if surrounded.