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In response to
"US enquiry to probe suspicions that Tesla’s autopilot is designed to auto-quit when a crash is imminent… so that the driver is liable on the moment of -- (link)"
by
Remlik
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That's some interesting FUD. Given that activating AP in the settings requires clicking through a "you're responsible at all times" box (ditto FSD) -- (edited)
Posted by
TWuG
Jun 12 '22, 19:46
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*and* that every Tesla crash seems to get examined forward and back by NTSB/NHTSA, this strikes me as "someone claims it so we're mandated to check it out" and will amount to nothing.
Edit for addition:
What isn't reported is the number of in-cabin warnings given to drivers who ignore AP/FSD alerts, that drivers are told they must be prepared to take over at any point because AP/FSD will disengage if it sees a situation it cannot handle.
And then the common sense "were you not looking out the windscreen and did you not see the flashing lights and the obstruction in traffic you complete tool, and did it not occur to you to perhaps apply brakes and change lanes? Because anyone actually paying attention would have done these things and the law holds you to be in control regardless of what driver assist features are active."
I use both AP and FSD. AP is simply cruise control with adaptive speed combined with lane-keeping. FSD will change lanes, obey traffic signs and signals, make turns, etc. But it is VERY clear when you first enable it that it WILL NOT handle all situations well and that you MUST be prepared to take over quickly.
Both systems measure driver attentiveness through steering wheel torque (hand pressure against AP's movements of the wheel) and through an in-cabin camera that monitors the driver's eyes. There are both visual and audible cues given if inattention is noted and the system will disengage and lock the driver out of using AP/FSD until they bring the car to a full stop and put it in park. For FSD, if a vehicle kicks a driver out of AP/FSD 5 times, the access to FSD is revoked entirely. No more FSD at all.
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