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US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions (apnews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The U.S. government’s road safety agency is again investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility, including sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

In addition to the pedestrian’s death, another crash involved an injury, the agency said.

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.”

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

I thought it was illegal to call it full self driving? So I thought Tesla had something new.
Apprently it's the moronic ASSISTED full self driving the article is about. So nothing new.
Tesla does not have a legal full self driving system, so why do articles keep pushing the false narrative, even after it's deemed illegal?

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Did they change it again? It was FSD Beta, then Supervised, now you’re telling me it’s ASSISTED? Since that’s not in TFA…

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[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

so why do articles keep pushing the false narrative, even after it’s deemed illegal?

The same reason that simple quadcopters have been deemed by the press to be called "drones". You can't manufacture panic and outrage with a innocuous name.

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[–] mostdubious@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

i'm sure he'll claim that this is all politically motivated, and i really hope that someone says "yes it is. FAFO".

[–] zante@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 day ago

Does anyone else find this enraging ?

It’s a decade too late.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

If it took them this long to look at Full Self Driving, I don't have a lot of hope. But I'd like to be pleasantly surprised.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Maybe have a safety feature that refuses to engage self drive if it's too foggy/rainy/snowy.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Inb4 someone on TikTok shows how to bypass that sensor by jamming an orange in it -__-

[–] spyd3r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

They need to just ban this technolgy from cars and semis entirely.

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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I wonder if they will now find the Emperor has no clothes.

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