> Tesla didn't confirm the car was running Autopilot at the time of the crash"
That essentially means that it was. If it wasn't they would have denied it and released data.
> but its manual does warn that the system is ill-equipped to handle this exact sort of situation: “Traffic-Aware Cruise Control cannot detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles, especially in situations when you are driving over 50 mph (80 km/h) and a vehicle you are following moves out of your driving path and a stationary vehicle or object is in front of you instead.
Just for those unaware of Teslas previous handling of other crashes, this is them waving a huge flag saying "We fucked up and we know it".
I wonder how that call went "Hi Tesla, my self-driving car just drove head-on into a stationary firetruck" "Ohh... did you read the manual? It's supposed to do that, so it's basically your fault!"
Based on past experience, Tesla PR tends to respond within 24 hours to push the blame on their customer. In the court of public opinion, a change in behavior like this is a pretty good indication.
That essentially means that it was. If it wasn't they would have denied it and released data.
> but its manual does warn that the system is ill-equipped to handle this exact sort of situation: “Traffic-Aware Cruise Control cannot detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles, especially in situations when you are driving over 50 mph (80 km/h) and a vehicle you are following moves out of your driving path and a stationary vehicle or object is in front of you instead.
Just for those unaware of Teslas previous handling of other crashes, this is them waving a huge flag saying "We fucked up and we know it".
I wonder how that call went "Hi Tesla, my self-driving car just drove head-on into a stationary firetruck" "Ohh... did you read the manual? It's supposed to do that, so it's basically your fault!"