Autopilot Could Have Played A Role In Fatal Tesla Accident By Tyler Lee, on 04/18/2021 17:53 PDT
Tesla has long stated that its Autopilot feature is not meant to be taken as a self-driving feature, but yet people seem more than willing to put it to the test all the same. There are built-in mechanisms and features to ensure the driver keeps their hands on the wheel, but sometimes accidents can happen too quickly.
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Take for example recently, where there have been reports about a fatal Tesla accident that resulted in both occupants of the car perishing. It has been suspected that the Autopilot feature might have been the reason behind it as neither occupant of the car was found behind the steering wheel.
Everything Elon Musk Has Said About Tesla s Self-Driving Cars
On 4/19/21 at 11:51 AM EDT
Elon Musk, the newly named Technoking of Tesla, has had a lot to say about his car company s self-driving feature Autopilot, which may have played a role in the death Saturday of two passengers who were reportedly riding in a Tesla with nobody behind the wheel.
The incident took place in Harris County, Texas, when a Tesla Model S crashed into a tree and caught fire. As
Newsweek reported, the fire burned for four hours and took 23,000 gallons of water to extinguish. It s not yet been determined whether the Autopilot feature was engaged at the time of the crash, but, according to KTRK, one victim was in the front passenger seat and the other was in the back.
There is also a risk the technology could discriminate against women.
18 April 2021 • 6:39pm
Previously, bias “has crept into the design of vehicles and automated systems”, the Law Commission said in its joint consultation with the Scottish Law Commission.
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‘Racist’ self-driving cars may not spot dark-skinned faces when pedestrians cross the road, the Law Commission has warned.
The Law Commission is drawing up the legal framework for self-driving cars in anticipation of their use being ramped up over the next decade.
But the commission has warned that self-driving cars “may struggle to recognise dark-skinned faces in the dark”.
Ocado gets on the road to self-driving delivery vans
FTSE 100 grocery delivery firm is investing in Oxbotica, an autonomous driving company set up by Oxford University academics
16 April 2021 • 1:35pm
Ocado s relationship with Oxbotica began in 2017 when the pair conducted a two-week trial with an early prototype delivery vehicle in Greenwich
Ocado is investing £10m in a self-driving vehicle start-up as it seeks to build its own autonomous vans.
The company first started working with Oxbotica in 2017 when it launched a two-week trial for grocery delivery in London.
Ocado hopes to use some of the technology and software to eventually power self-driving vehicles in and around its depots, and even have robots drop off shopping in people’s homes.
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