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Tesla: Model X Accident Caused By Driver Error, Not Autopilot (computerworld.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Tesla has responded to a recent report from a Model X owner claiming their vehicle suddenly accelerated at "maximum speed" by itself, jumped a curb and slammed into the side of a building while his wife was sitting behind the wheel. They said it analyzed vehicle logs, "which confirm that this Model X was operating correctly under manual control and was never in Autopilot or cruise control at the time of the incident or in the minutes before. Data shows that the vehicle was traveling at 6 mph when the accelerator pedal was abruptly increased to 100%. Consistent with the driver's action, the vehicle applied torque and accelerated as instructed. Safety is the top priority at Tesla and we engineer and build our cars with this foremost in mind. We are pleased that the driver is ok and ask our customers to exercise safe behavior when using our vehicles." When will people stop lying about Tesla's Autopilot mode crashing their cars? One Tesla owner recently filed a Lemon Law claim against the company over a high number of quality control issues.
slammed into the side of a building while his wife was sitting behind the wheel.
hmm ok . Happens.
How the sensor got that reading could still be manufacturing fault, cable fatigue, or a million and one other things not the fault of the driver.
Your argument is valid but "his 45 year old wife behind the wheel" gets priority .
that is not how the modern politically correct world looks at things. If a computer says it is so, it must be so. We look for the easiest simplest explanation and do not look any further.
If the computer log say there was 100% acceleration it must be true. If a ship reports an 80 degree temperature in the bearing sea in January, it must be true, and this data will be incorporated into the scientific climate modeling. Individual judgement has no place in today's modern enlightened world. People are evil and distrusted. A spreadsheet and an entry on wikipedia are taken as the word of God. In this case the computer says it is so, so it must be so. The idea that there could be something more complicated going on, or a sensor failure places you in the same league as climate deniers, 9-11 truthers, and frankly paedophiles.
Stop questioning the OFFICIAL story, and stop raping little kids.
That all depends on the size of your feet. Plenty of people especially women with small and narrow feet can get their foot between the peddles with ease on lots of models. Just because you have feet the size of Micheal Phelps don't assume everyone else does too.
But capitalists are cheaper. Look into the process of designing a modern car...
Well, in all fairness, Tesla never cheated with exhaust parameters...
And they're pretty credible in that area.
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I know, right? It's like when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a sledgehammer they call it "art" and she's an "artist", but when I do it, they're all like "We're going to have to ask you to leave the hardware store" and stuff. I just don't get some people.
Maybe, but I can barely make out what you're saying because your horse is too high.
Yes, three sensors. Like The Minority Report.
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That's really using your noodle.
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Technically it's classist.
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