Very sad. More information on the crash. Ironically, it seems that the driver,
Joshua Brown, had posted a video in May saying how the autopilot function had
saved him from an accident.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-01/tesla-driver-killed-while-car-was-in-on-autopilot/7560126
It seems that although the autopilot function isn’t perfect (and this is very
much emphasised by the company) the Model S is still a very safe car. Accidents
have been reported in Model Ss where it is surmised the occupants would
normally have died but didn’t. The supposed saving of their lives, however, was
nothing to do with autopilot. The trouble is that even if Tesla say that you
should always have your hands on the steering wheel, etc, it will be virtually
impossible for drivers to maintain normal concentration and in a lapsed moment
when autopilot fails they could have an accident. Unfortunately, in the
improvement process lives will be lost and I’d say it is more likely than not
that it will never achieve 100% safety … but that’s hardly unexpected.
Presumably, autopilot will save more lives than it loses.
Petra Liverani
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TMC Systems Development
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