Kashmir HillJan 12, 2023
I just do not understand how "beta" self-driving features are allowed to be released on public highways and roads. There are so many other drivers on the road who have NOT opted into the beta test but who are forced to take part. This footage from the Tesla pile-up that happened on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco/Oakland the day that the "Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta" was launched is maddening: https://theintercept.com/2023/01/10/tesla-crash-footage-autopilot/
Exclusive: Surveillance Footage of Tesla Crash on SF’s Bay Bridge Hours After Elon Musk Announces “Self-Driving” Feature

Elon Musk has said Tesla’s problematic autopilot features are “really the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or worth basically zero.”

The Intercept
Show threadEric Galis
@kashhill I want to start by saying that I fully agree there needs to be regulation of this, and full testing the same way a vehicle is tested before it is allowed on the road. However, we are beta testing drivers all the time; every year there are more than 3M new drivers licenses issued in the US! The stats also show that self-driving cars are, per mile driven, safer than human drivers.
Now, that will all change as you add more and more unregulated self-driving cars to the road. We need to implement meaningful regulations that allow the innovation to continue, but not unchecked.
Jan 12, 2023 at 9:09pmWeb
Show threadKitJan 12, 2023
@ericgalis @kashhill "we are beta testing drivers all the time" feel like this statement needs a massive BUT understanding that computers make mistakes four-year-olds don't. We find AI hilarious because it's so completely unexpected given the input. THAT is not any kind of driver I want on the road and is not the same as a young/inexperienced/learner driver.
Show threadEric GalisJan 13, 2023
@smolbeaver @kashhill my experience in driver's ed was a little bit different than yours... :)