Tesla Autopilot Fatality

Started by deanwebb, June 30, 2016, 04:36:15 PM

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deanwebb

June 30, 2016, 04:36:15 PM
One fatality in 130M miles, as opposed to driver'd driving, 1 per 90M miles.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12072408/tesla-autopilot-car-crash-death-autonomous-model-s

As these get ironed out, we'll be that much closer to widespread driverless vehicle usage.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
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July 01, 2016, 04:31:44 PM
There are a lot of details to take into account. For starters, Tesla always explicitly stated it's not ready to be fuly autonomous yet. You're supposed to keep your hands on the wheel.
Well, whatever the arguments, it's sad for the driver. If autonomous cars end up killing less people per year than manual driving, it's a win.

deanwebb

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July 02, 2016, 08:34:35 AM
Saw a thing at RSA about this, and we should expect a small hike in fatalities as we adopt the technology before it delivers on major safety improvements. The same thing happened with seat belts and airbags.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.
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