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Self-Driving Tesla Nearly Hits Oncoming Train, Raises New Concern On Car's Safety (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

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Craig Doty II, a Tesla owner, narrowly avoided a collision after his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode, allegedly steered towards an oncoming train.

Nighttime dashcam footage from earlier this month in Ohio captured the harrowing scene: Doty's Tesla rapidly approaching a train with no apparent deceleration. He insisted his Tesla was in Full Self-Driving mode when it barreled towards the train crossing without slowing down.

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I was ready to write shit on Tesla then I saw the video. The asshole was driving at that speed in the fog??? And let some alpha proof of concept software that relies only on cameras to let drive in the fog?????

If the human eye doesn't see the train crossing, how a camera can see it?

Although a bit of fault to Tesla, because the system should have known from the maps that over there was a train crossing and should have slowed down anyway

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And let some alpha proof of concept software that relies only on cameras

That "alpha proof of concept software" is marketed as "full self-driving". If it doesn't mean what it says it means, the company producing it should be fully liable for any crashes caused as a result of its use.

Full Self-Driving. Not "kinda sometimes in perfect conditions". Full.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 10 points 5 months ago

True, it should also refuse to activate in low visibility situation

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If the human eye doesn't see the train crossing, how a camera can see it?

If Elon Musk wasn't so anti-lidar then that would be the answer, but here we are.

[–] milan@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

looks like the camera has seen those blinky lights tho, at least i did from the footage. so maybe the driver could have acted quite a bit sooner too. a shame lidar was too good for tesla tho