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.”

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@kashhill
I am no fan of Tesla, or Musk, but I am wondering...

If, in a conventional car, a driver indicates, changes lane, and then the car stops dead for some reason, mechanical or emergency.
Who's at fault when traffic piles into the back of it?

Surely following drivers should be able to stop their vehicles in the space they can see to be clear.
Failure to do so is driving without due care and attention. at least.
The first car driver, being cut up, is an exception.

Jan 13, 2023 at 1:53pmWeb