The crash that killed a person in Texas wasn’t caused byTesla’s autopilot
The California Highway Patrol can’t determine whether Full Self-Driving is Active at the Time of the Santa Barbara Collision on I-80
The California Highway Patrol could not confirm if full self-driving was active at the time of the crash. A highway patrol spokesperson told CNN Business on Wednesday that it would not determine if “full self-driving” was active, and Tesla would have that information.
Two lanes of I-80 were closed for over an hour as people traveled to holiday events on Thanksgiving, snarling traffic on a busy highway east of the Bay Bridge. Four ambulances were called to the scene.
But NHTSA said in a statement that “manufacturers must initiate a recall for any repair, including a software update, that remedies an unreasonable risk to safety.” The federal agency said it will “continue to monitor the recall remedies for effectiveness.”
Tesla confirmed in a public filing released Monday that the US Department of Justice has requested documents concerning the company’s controversial driver-assist software systems which Tesla calls Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving.”
NHTSA is investigating Autopilot as well. That technology combines lane-keeping assist with adaptive cruise control to keep a car in a lane on a highway, as opposed to the promise of “full self-driving,” which Tesla says aims to one day be able to operate a vehicle without human supervision on a city street.
There has been a lot of controversy with regards to Autopilot. The National Transportation Safety Board previously found that the technology was partially to blame in a fatal crash.
Artificial intelligence experts say that the data chosen to support the safety claims of autopilot is not the ideal measure of the system’s safety.
The cars cannot drive themselves and owners must be ready to intervene at all times, despite claims by CEO Musk that “full self- driving” vehicles don’t need human intervention.
In the year 2021, Waymo stopped using the term “self-Driving” because it said the phrase was being used inaccurately.
Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3 & Y have an FSD Software Update to Address the Electric Vehicle Collision in Spring, Texas
The Spring, Texas, electric vehicle crash was probably caused by the drunk driver who was driving at excessive speed and didn’t control his car due to the effects of two antihistamines on his system, and the roaddeparture, tree impact because of the alcohol intoxication.
On an earnings call later that month, Tesla’s VP of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy said company representatives who inspected the crash determined the steering wheel was “deformed.” The steering wheel pointed to a person in the driver’s seat when the Model S slammed into a tree, which was contrary to local authorities’ accounts.
The Model S had a recorder in it’s event data compartment, which was used in the report. The Model S had accelerated from 39 to 67mph in two seconds and traveled 57 mph before hitting the tree. It also determined that seatbelts had their pretensions activated, and the airbags were deployed. As for the fire, it started due to damage of the front of the battery module.
The documents that were filed don’t call out specific incidents but NHTSA focuses on four situations that can happen on the road like navigating an intersection during a “stale yellow light”, how long cars stop at a stop sign, and how long you wait at a stoplight.
While he hasn’t commented on the nature or scope of the problem, Musk stated that the word “recall” for a software update is anachronistic and incorrect.
The notice said that the problems are present with all cars with the current version of the FSD software, which is available on all four Tesla models, the Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y.
FSD, which recently became available to everyone in North America who has purchased the option, allows users to access Autopilot’s partially automated driver-assist system on city streets and local roads. Cars with automatic systems will not be able to make turns, speed up and slow down on their own, and recognize traffic signals, which are difficult for automated systems to do.
An Update of Musk and Tesla on the Status of Autonomous Self-Driving in the Era of Regulatory Perturbation
The suit should be dismissed due to the failure to realise a long-term aspirational goal, according to the lawyers for the company.
Musk has said for years that the price of “full self-driving” would increase periodically as it develops and moves closer to regulatory approval. In May 2020 he wrote that the full self-driving feature would probably be worth $100,000. But as recently as a July 2021 call with investors, Musk said it was “debatable” that the feature was worth the $10,000 Tesla was charging at that time.
This most recent request arrived a couple of weeks after NHTSA requested additional information on an Elon Musk tweet saying Tesla might add an option to remove the nag prompting drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel.
Update February 16th 2:44PM ET: Updated to include more details about Autopilot, FSD, and Tesla’s over-the-air software updates. Also to include a tweet from Elon Musk.
The agency said those include driving on the verge of a red light, failing to stop at a stop sign, speeding, and making an unexpected lane change. Drivers will be able to continue to use the feature as Tesla builds a software patch for the defects.
Philip Koopman is an associate professor of car safety and self- driving at Carnegie Mellon University. “That’s a fundamental issue with this technology: You have a short reaction time to avoid these situations, and people aren’t good at that if they’re trained to think that the car does the right thing,” he says. The car is designed to buzz and beep when it determines that the human driver needs to take over.
The system might not adequately respond to changes in speed limits or might not account for driver changes in speed, according to the documents.
The NSCA Study of Model X and Model S Scs Seat Back Frames and Implications on Model S and Model Y Vehicles
The recall covers certain 2016-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles, as well as 2017 through 2013 Model 3s, and 2020l through 2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with the software, or with installation pending.
The NSCA said that the seat belts could not work correctly in a crash, and that it could increase the risk of injury to those seated in affected second-row seats.
The seat back frames on model Y vehicles are secured with four bolts per seat back. One or more bolts securing the seat back frames to the lower seat frame may not have been Torqued to specifications during production of certain Model Y cars.
