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DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the Hogwarts-School-of-Witchcraft-and-Wizardry dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A digital video disc player was found in the Tesla car that was on autopilot when its driver was killed in a collision with a truck in May, Florida Highway Patrol officials said on Friday. "There was a portable DVD player in the vehicle," said Sergeant Kim Montes of the FHP in a telephone interview. She said there was no camera found, mounted on the dash or of any kind, in the wreckage. A lawyer for a truck driver involved in the accident with the Tesla told Reuters his investigators had spoken to a witness who said the DVD player was playing a "Harry Potter" video after the accident, but the lawyer was unable to verify that beyond the witness account. Lawyers for the family of the victim, 40-year-old Joshua Brown, released a statement Friday saying the family is cooperating with the investigations "and hopes that information learned from this tragedy will trigger further innovation which enhances the safety of everyone on the roadways." Lawyers for the family of the victim, 40-year-old Joshua Brown, released a statement Friday saying the family is cooperating with the investigations "and hopes that information learned from this tragedy will trigger further innovation which enhances the safety of everyone on the roadways." Tesla said in a statement Friday, "Autopilot is by far the most advanced driver assistance system on the road, but it does not turn a Tesla into an autonomous vehicle and does not allow the driver to abdicate responsibility."

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  1. By far... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "by far the most advanced driver assistance system on the road" but can't detect an enormous fucking truck right in front of the car.

    Good to see Musk + Tesla in full bullshit mode straight out of the gate as usual...

    1. Re:By far... by wisnoskij · · Score: -1, Troll

      Tesla knew that Human psychology guaranteed that without the task of controlling the car, that any and all drivers using this system would have absolutely shit reaction times. Google has talked about this, and they consider any half measure extremely dangerous because of this; They have decided to not released any automated driving that is not 100% responsible for any and all driving tasks, because they feel that anything less will result in unnecessary risk to the human occupants. Tesla and Musk might of hired brilliant enough lawyers that the contract and warnings issued to customers will leave then not financially liable for the deaths they have and will cause, but that does not change the fact that they released a fundamentally flawed and extremely dangerous product.

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  2. When will Elon Musk be arrested for murder? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    That is what this is. Until software companies are held accountable for their crimes, they'll never improve. Just look at Microsoft.