Another Tesla fatality with water

How likely are you to activate Tesla Autopilot?

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Martin Williams said:
Well, you can't blame the battery for this. Could be the Autopilot, or the brakes or the driver. Who knows?
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They showed an overhead map of the site on the news this morning, it is right after a curve in the road. could the driver have gone to sleep? Or another Autopilot mishap?
 
David Green said:
They showed an overhead map of the site on the news this morning, it is right after a curve in the road. could the driver have gone to sleep? Or another Autopilot mishap?
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I would not be surprised if the dried-out computer could tell us if it was on Autopilot or not, but is anyone going to investigate? I suppose Tesla might, but I suppose they are under no legal obligation to reveal the results if it doesn't suit them.
 
Martin Williams said:
I would not be surprised if the dried-out computer could tell us if it was on Autopilot or not, but is anyone going to investigate? I suppose Tesla might, but I suppose they are under no legal obligation to reveal the results if it doesn't suit them.
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Yes, of course anytime there is a fatality, there will be some kind of investigation with the local police (murder? Suicide? Accident?), and if it was A/P related the NTSB and NHTSA will also be involved.
 
I thought I'd read somewhere that these people were not going to investigate, but perhaps I am mistaken. I hope they do, however. It would be interesting to see if the Autopilot was responsible or not.
 
Martin Williams said:
I thought I'd read somewhere that these people were not going to investigate, but perhaps I am mistaken. I hope they do, however. It would be interesting to see if the Autopilot was responsible or not.
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From USA today...

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating the death of a man after a Tesla car he was driving veered off a road, crashed through a fence and into a pond. It is unknown if the vehicle was in Autopilot mode.
 
Musk seems to have a sense of humour, or perhaps it was unconscious. Regarding criticism of the Model 3's poor braking, which he accepted was true, he went on to state: "Tesla won’t stop until Model 3 has better braking than any remotely comparable car."

Made me smile anyway!
 
Martin Williams said:
Musk seems to have a sense of humour, or perhaps it was unconscious. Regarding criticism of the Model 3's poor braking, which he accepted was true, he went on to state: "Tesla won’t stop until Model 3 has better braking than any remotely comparable car."

Made me smile anyway!
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Thats the same line about Panel Gaps too... I have to say I followed a brand new model 3 today, still had a window license, and the trunk alignment is much better then earlier cars I have seen. It is true that they are getting better, but better then a new VW.. No way in heck.... VW has tight gaps.
 
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