something must have happened to make them go public.
The NHTSA likely notified Tesla they were announcing the preliminary investigation and that prompted Tesla to make the Blog Post concurrently.
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something must have happened to make them go public.
It appears that both parties would have some sort of fault in this situation.
I spend an enormous amount of time in the Vehicle and the Autopilot is activated around 90% of the time. I'm very familiar with what triggers it's braking-
I'm wondering if there were other vehicles in the left lanes as the car approached the intersection, possibly limiting the view of opposing traffic in the turning lane about to come into view while also masking the approach of the Tesla in the right lane.
Not seeing the trailer becaue it was too high I can understand and have experienced- but how did it miss the Tractor pulling in front first? That type of situation slows my car everytime- Very curious.....
NEED MORE INFORMATION--- speeds- surrounding traffic- The sun's affect on view
He has proven to have a dash cam in the past- i wonder if that will help shed some lighton the circumstances leading up to it.
I drive over 1,000 miles a week -mostly autopilot- and i know you need to pay attention and help "train" the autopilot system. Comes with the territory of Beta Testing which form his obituatuary- shows that he was savvy with R&D.
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The intersection in question:
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Excerpt from the Police report below-
In a separate crash on May 7 at 3:40 p.m. on U.S. 27 near the BP Station west of Williston, a 45-year-old Ohio man was killed when he drove under the trailer of an 18-wheel semi. The top of Joshua Brown’s 2015 Tesla Model S vehicle was torn off by the force of the collision. The truck driver, Frank Baressi, 62, Tampa was not injured in the crash.
The FHP said the tractor-trailer was traveling west on US 27A in the left turn lane toward 140th Court. Brown’s car was headed east in the outside lane of U.S. 27A.
When the truck made a left turn onto NE 140th Court in front of the car, the car’s roof struck the underside of the trailer as it passed under the trailer. The car continued to travel east on U.S. 27A until it left the roadway on the south shoulder and struck a fence. The car smashed through two fences and struck a power pole. The car rotated counter-clockwise while sliding to its final resting place about 100 feet south of the highway. Brown died at the scene.Charges are pending.”
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A commercial truck is a large, slow-moving target, that does not "dart out" in front of you... i.e., you can see a tractor-trailer from a half mile away. My guess is that the Tesla driver was going very fast and paying no attention (maybe distracted). Still, this crash will probably be considered the truck driver's fault, because the vehicle on the divided highway would have had the right of way. Report from FMCSA will follow.Based on that posted preliminary police report, it sounds like the truck driver pulled right out in front of Joshua's car. Given the Tesla was probably going at least 60 mph, there was probably no way to avoid this accident, even if the car had begun braking once the truck pulled out in front.
As a result, I feel strongly that Tesla’s only option – and I predict this will be the outcome – is to geofence the use of AP such that it can only be activated on highways that are whitelisted to be limited access, not just divided. This is unfortunate, but I fear it is inevitable.
As a result, I feel strongly that Tesla’s only option – and I predict this will be the outcome – is to geofence the use of AP such that it can only be activated on highways that are whitelisted to be limited access, not just divided. This is unfortunate, but I fear it is inevitable.
Or release a smarter, better, autopilot 2.0 with new sensors and the new Mobileye tech and trust that current Model S owners with current tech are responsible adults.This is not unreasonable in my opinion. Make TACC available anywhere, but restrict AP to divided freeways (the ones that have no side traffic).
As a very avid user and an AP fan, I would take that as a reasonable compromise
You're correct.The NHTSA likely notified Tesla they were announcing the preliminary investigation and that prompted Tesla to make the Blog Post concurrently.
Sigh... do you know the reason why? Do you know the severity of her burns? Do you know that McDonalds was asked several times before that to reduce their coffee temperature? Do you know that she needed to get her skin grafted?
Do you know anything about the case, or are you just assuming that someone was litigious and won millions of dollars (also not true) because she got a slight burn?
Based on that posted preliminary police report, it sounds like the truck driver pulled right out in front of Joshua's car. Given the Tesla was probably going at least 60 mph, there was probably no way to avoid this accident, even if the car had begun braking once the truck pulled out in front.
Or release a smarter, better, autopilot 2.0 with new sensors and the new Mobileye tech and trust that current Model S owners with current tech are responsible adults.
Coming later this year...
The law is one thing but people saying that they naturally trust a navy seal more than a truck driver in this situation is another matter.The law doesn't care who has more experience, when crossing oncoming traffic you must yield!
Lol, who's being childish now.Hm...nope. But what I do know is that I have better things to do with my time than start an argument on a forum.
Have a lovey day, and I hope your *sighs* go away. Waste of a good breath if you ask me...
It's possible.You can't watch a movie on the center console.