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Unsettling. But, what the heck was going on with thee driver? unless there was a real car malfunction. I only use the Cruise and it has always stopped the car before impact--if cars are pulling in front of me or coming too close, etc. But I am always hands on car and alert... We have the FSD but don't use it.===and now they are going to pull it...Tesla driver killed after plowing into firetruck on freeway
Fire officials in Northern California say a Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured when the car plowed into a firetruck that was parked on a freeway.
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You're implying that we know FSD was engaged (or AP, or TACC). We do not.Update: NHTSA Now investigating this crash
Tesla Fatal Crash With Fire Truck Draws US Regulator Inquiry
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Tesla Inc. for more information about one of its vehicles colliding with a fire truck in a fatal crash in the San Francisco Bay area.
This is (at least) the 14th time a Tesla has crashed into emergency vehicles with FSD engaged
You are correct. That should have read "there have been a minimum of 14 crashes of Tesla's into stationary emergency vehicles with AP/FSD engaged". If this one was same, it would be at least the 15th.
Yep. Head on collision.
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A notable difference: the CEO’s of those companies don’t routinely draw unnecessary attention to themselves…making them a target.
Journalists, per se, are not responsible ( other than for following instructions) for the trash, invasions of privacy, the making of a circus out of bereavement situations, etc etc that plague " ordinary " people along with the rich and famous. No! it is proprietors who are responsible. When it comes to trying to undermine Tesla's reputation and engender FUD in the minds of an EV innocent population, those proprietors ( media moguls) are paying their dues; they depend on the advertising revenue from the big ICE corps. So, back scratching is required. Of course bias and subversion by the media is not limited in its targets to Elon; the bucks that feed the furness flow from many vested interests.
( Sell Twatter Elon).
I might have drifted a tad of topic here..... so, how is it when, so sadly, fatalities occur in an accident involving a Tesla, the first thought is : " It's the cars fault".how is it when, so sadly, fatalities occur in an accident involving a Tesla, the first thought is : " It's the cars fault".Journalists, per se, are not responsible ( other than for following instructions) for the trash, invasions of privacy, the making of a circus out of bereavement situations, etc etc that plague " ordinary " people along with the rich and famous. No! it is proprietors who are responsible. When it comes to trying to undermine Tesla's reputation and engender FUD in the minds of an EV innocent population, those proprietors ( media moguls) are paying their dues; they depend on the advertising revenue from the big ICE corps. So, back scratching is required. Of course bias and subversion by the media is not limited in its targets to Elon; the bucks that feed the furness flow from many vested interests.
Of course, Elon is a phenomenon but sometimes a naive one. What? You want perfect as well?
Elon did not claw his way up the corporate ladder to become one of those, almost anonymous CEOs , nor by asset stripping or hedge funding, he built something amazing from the ground up, he makes stuff!
Mmm!
Well, I agree with you. But I am. perplexed as to why this I happening. I only use the Cruise Control and have ok driving experiences--in the sense of my Tesla M3 stopping to avoid collisions: mainly someone pulling in front of me to get to the highway entrance that I drive past on my way home from shopping. It has also halted/slowed when someone has moved into my lane. But I keep my hands on the wheel at all times...
I'm guessing some people put too much faith in the AP/FSD and decide not to pay attention. A red fire truck laid across all lanes in daylight? And this is in a long, straight section of highway. The driver wasn't looking. I'm sorry this person died. But this software is L2 and requires the driver to watch the road. The driver is responsible.
I agree that the driver is responsible. Like pilots are ultimately responsible when their plane crashes not due to mechanical issue or flying the 737max. Doesn’t mean both things shouldn’t be investigated and improvements been made.
