Why Tesla’s Autopilot Crashes Spurred the Feds to Investigate Driver-Assist Technologies

And what that means for the future of self-driving cars

Thu, 07/07/2022 - 12:03

It’s hard to miss the flashing lights of fire engines, ambulances, and police cars ahead of you when you’re driving down the road. But in at least 11 cases from January 2018 to July 2021, Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system did just that. This led to 11 accidents in which Teslas crashed into emergency vehicles or other vehicles at those scenes, resulting in 17 injuries and one death.

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Submitted by mfmatusky on Thu, 07/07/2022 - 12:16

It will be interesting to see if it is established whether or not driver assist technology reduces the frequency of cost of car accidents.  We see some spectacular failures but who's to say whether many, perhaps equally significant crashes were avoided.

The big  difference? With auto-pilot at the wheel who do you sue?

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