Fatal Tesla crash raises questions on driver distraction, autopilot technical faults
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash where the driver claims his Tesla was on autopilot when it fatally struck a motorcyclist.
It’s still early in the investigation, and WSP is still trying to determine if the car was in autopilot as the driver says. There are also questions about whether the car may have somehow malfunctioned as it crashed into the motorcycle.
Investigation reports on the fatal crash say the Tesla driver involved told investigators his car was on autopilot, and he was briefly distracted by his cell phone when suddenly “there was a bang and the vehicle lurched forward as it accelerated and collided with the motorcycle.”
The driver of the Tesla also admitted to having one drink before the crash. Responding troopers conducted a field sobriety test, but didn’t find much evidence on the scene to support a DUI charge. The driver was ultimately arrested for vehicular homicide involving distracted driving but has not been formally charged yet so KOMO News is not naming him.
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What happened to the law about the cell phone use?!?!?! If you are behind a wheel you are responsible! Trying to allow drivers to relax and not have to pay attention while behind a wheel is a crime in it self! Behind a wheel, you are responsible! PERIOD!!
"Suddenly there was a bang"...do you mean when you murdered a man on a motorcycle. You refer to that as hearing a bang???????
This story is 100% about a distracted driver using a cellphone. As a Tesla owner when I’m using Auto Pilot I’m totally aware of what’s happening and ready to take over as Tesla constantly reminds you that you are responsible for the safety of your drive.
I imagine the truth will come out that this driver was not on autopilot. Nobody talks about all the accidents that have been prevented due to auto AI.
That's exactly right. You must have a tesla.
That's the logic of a Tesla fan alright.
Tesla could've cleared that up within minutes.
So the vehicle WAS on autopilot and they're trying to dodge responsibility.
If it had not been on autopilot Tesla would've pointed that out immediately when questioned about the vehicle's performance (which is constantly being uploaded to improve the software and accurate mapping of roads those vehicles travel).
I don't own a tesla or even a car made in the last 20 years, but it doesnt matter what features are on the car, the driver is responsible. Im not even legally allowed to coast with my manual transmission in neutral, this guy is not allowed to drive down the road "momentarily " distracted by his cell phone.
I have a Tesla with Full Self Driving. It works 99% of the time but I have experienced occasional un-commanded slow-downs and rarely it has started to turn onto a street even though I didn't have a destination programmed. I am continuously monitoring and take over at the slightest indication of something strange (you just grab the wheel and it shuts Autopilot off). In addition, you are required to slightly move the steering wheel every 15 seconds on side streets but on highways that time is extended (usually about every 45 seconds) so there is plenty of time to get distracted. I don't trust the thing as far as I can throw it. I think the driver in this case clearly admitted fault. You can't just ignore everything around you and hope for the best.
When I’m behind or any where near a Tesla I switch lanes.
Good idea
I agree! I refuse to comply and buy an electric car! Most people driving them are annoying because they are so snooty thinking they are doing all the right things, when in reality they have been brainwashed will all these lies!
Also people have become zombies with all their electric devices and not having to be aware of anything anymore!
I totally appreciate that. Any time I'm not around other teslas, I'm constantly worried some knucklehead will run into my robot. I go out of my way to get another tesla behind me on the freeway so I know I won't get rear-ended.
Thank you again
@@Patriot3gagged her
Forward crash detection saves lives, people are terrible drivers
Self-driving cars are a stupid idea promoted by the world's richest idiot.
This is why, until they've perfected absolutely flawless level 4 autonomous control, it should be illegal for the vehicle to have constant control of the steering. That should only come into play during evasive maneuvering, NOT during normal travel.
Clearly the vehicle was in autonomous mode and Tesla is trying to find out a way to say it wasn't or they would've taken one look at the telemetry data and said it was under human control - and said human was not paying attention. The vehicle should have also attempted to maneuver away from the collision regardless of its operation mode unless it was struck by something else - be it another vehicle or the motorcycle itself.
Also, the cameras should've recorded the entire incident.
I really doubt he was using FSD. It works pretty damn well and sees people and dogs and cars and motorcycles before you do.
Unlike the autopilot in an airplane - which has decades if development, and functions fully in 3D, the 'autopilot' in a tesla is advanced cruise control, no more.
What about if drunk can use it
The reporter just take the lier's lie and started extrapolate on it, with "experts" opinions. When they review the stored telemetries the truth will come out, but that takes a long time if they'd ever bother.
Sometimes, I see even the police officers talking and watching their phone while driving
Shut up and fo what you're told, stop asking questions. The government is here to help.
how many people are killed everyday in non tesla cars?
This entire story is BS. If you own a Tesla and drive it regularly, you'd instantly realize all the nonsense from the reporter and BS story from the driver.
Once the black box data is checked, it will be very obvious that someone was driving their car without assistance and texting.
If they had had the driver assist or autopilot on this, it would not have happened.
If their statement was true, they would have made it at the same time given the recorded camera video from the car.
If Tesla had spent money on advertising, the media would leave them alone. They are so afraid the other car manufacturers might do the same thing and stop buying ads.
The only thing that will be true in this accident is, in the end, everyone will know what happened once that data is released.
This guy's going to prison .
It's always gonna be the driver's fault, autopilot or not. Whether the autopilot works as advertised is a separate issue. This isn't the first time we've heard about a Tesla being unable to detect obstacles in it's path. The USG just released a report with those exact findings. Autopilot is L2, but it's being billed as L4. That's the real problem. People are too stupid to use it correctly, and using it correctly means never trusting it for a second.
@WaxPaper I would expect that answer from anyone watching the fake news and not owning one of their own.
I have been running over 100 miles a day for years now. A person can not appreciate how well the vehicle works until they have driven on the system for 3k miles. I have elon mode, so it's hands off. Every time someone rides with me, you get the feeling there bordering on the idea it's magic.
I'm not about to sleep while communicating, but you could, for the most part. Just drove from Georgia to Washington and might have driven for 30 minutes at the most. Today, I'm leaving for Montana and expect the same results, and most of the country is 85 mph.
When I bought my first one, I have two now. I expected it to be a joke. It's unreal how much we'll everything works on the cars.
The learning curve is a bit steep on day one. I think they should slowly turn on systems over a few hundred miles. It's a bit of overload to your first time.
43,000 deaths a year caused by cars. How many are specifically because of Tesla autopilot I wonder, I keep hearing that assisted driving is safer than regular human driving when used correctly.
So, Tesla will tell you that you have to have your attention on the car at all times… almost as if you are driving. I know that realistically people don’t do this, but let’s say people are following the rules. Why would you use autopilot if you have to keep the same focus as driving, but where you aren’t really driving? Seems like simply it driving would be less boring and less tedious.
This Tesla bullshit is just starting out with the true about this absurd.
It isn't so much about getting lawmakers to "do something" as it is getting lawmakers to just butt out. It's the "do something" attitude that has lawmakers promoting this and related technologies well before they are safely and effectively baked. Most lawmakers today are navel-gazers, interested more in being "influencers" than they are at legit representing the people.
What happens to aircraft..?
Hilarious how they advertise the car as full self driving and yet when they crash they blame the driver for trusting the full self driving. 🤷😂
auto pilot not the same as FSD
@@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt I love you supporters will change the meaning of words and change words themselves so you are not wrong, typical american 😂😂
@@tylerdurden4006- Basic Autopilot is just cruise control with steering using lane lines. Very similar to Adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist that most cars offer today. It is constantly conflated with FSD, which actually does drive the car with supervision. They are two very different products. Autopilot is free with every Tesla. FSD now costs $99/mo or $8,000.
@mandelm2001 none of what y9u said has anything to do with you guys changing the meaning of words all the time depending on situation or even has anything to do with what I said.
Tesla just give everybody a free month of fsd. That is why.
You know this was never a good idea.... Period!!!
They should not allow it better
What BS. Autopilot does not work that way. It’s just cruise control. Does your cruise control do that? No.
The driver lied. This will come out eventually since Teslas record everything.
Hopefully Tesla presses charges against news posts that suggest their product is responsible for deaths. Remember how many criminals attempted to crash prius's before it became common knowlege that they use black boxes to record driver's actions. Then all the sudden those claims stopped. It is very unlikely that autopilot took control from the driver, because the driver is always the one in control even when using autopilot, and crashed into a motorcycle. The lawlessness and irresponsibility of Seattleites will not work against a world power corporation. If this is your claim be prepared to defend yourself.
Taken off the road is too far.. How many lives has the technology saved from work be drunk driving accidents. Also the driver is at fault, not the car!
Wtf? How about guns? That professor is so dumb.
And where is the video, there is always video of tesla crashes, not to mention the recorded data of all the actions the driver and the car takes. Are we just supposed to take the word of this driver who obviously has every incentive to lie to put the blame on anything but himself as he now faces serious consequences? Anyways, he is going to jail at the end of the day...
That's not how autopilot works.
Auto pilot is just a cruise control.
Same as every other on the road.
And it doesn't spontaneously run. People over. It's not a thing.
Drivers trying to get out of responsibility for their own crashes. Well, that is a thing.
Same as every other on the road?
My cruise control does not allow me to let go of the steering wheel and close my eyes for a 30 second power nap
@mongoose406 neither does my FSD and neither does autopilot - Car has 8 cameras and a data logger that tells everything right down to when you stab the accelerator pedal and how much.
I'm sure eventually we will hear what happened there, and the resulting charges.
If they don't drive a tesla, they have no idea. Teslas must seem like magic to most people. This guy was driving on his own and texting. Idiot.
Oh Elon....the left is gonna love this....
EVs 😪
EV's suck period
Not Green, short lifespan, rapidly depreciating asses, inconvenient for extended driving, can't recycle, radiation/ cancer / fire risk, increased braking distance, increased wear on roads, cars look stupid without a grill 😂 A solution for a problem that doesn't exist because electricity is less green than gasoline.
@@melissasmess2773 Battery goes dead in extreme weather, grease is used anyway for gears and bearings, tires made from fossil fuel, and coal is used to run hose chargers, talk about hypocrisy.
@@freewheelburning8834can see you didn’t think everything through. You just want to say bad stuff about EV because you can’t get one. For brevity sake let’s just pick one false accusation. Fuel burning vs electrical carbon emissions. So you are saying that all the nuclear power plants, hydroelectric stations, wind turbines etc and a small amount of coal plants are pumping more carbon emissions than gas cars? Let me get this straight, are the millions of semi trucks on the road each day contributing less emissions than EV? What you are really saying is if absolutely everyone went electric it would be far worse? This is some entertaining stuff 😂😊
@@darklen14 I dont say bad things about EV's I just know all the bad stuff about them, for one I dont want to buy an EV because I live in Montana where cold weather gets around -30 degrees(Try putting a new battery in a freezer for a day or two and see what happens) not only that but they aren't reliable in states like Montana where everything is 150 miles away and Utility prices have gone through the roof thanks to Biden's war against fossil fuels and cow farts, your leftoid click bait media and politicians really have you all hyper emotionally brain washed, Climate grifters flying their own Jets to some remote Island and collecting donations to end cows from farting , back up coal fueling EV chargers, wind turbines that use oil, oil to grease the mechanisms in EV's, solar panels buried in the earth when they go bad, and efforts to keep children slaves to continue mining cobalt and lithium.... Climate science is a lie
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@@darklen14 Thank you for your virtue signaling, projecting and gaslighting btw I really needed that😂
Put things in perspective 10,000 operations, documented human errors is 10 for simple tasks and 100 with care, and up to 1,000 for complicated ones. Computer automated tasks are way lower even on complicated ones. The way I see human drives in Washington I take an imperfect Tesla automated driver over any bloody stupid drivers out there.
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