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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by nostromo on Sunday July 03, 2016 @05:50PM (#12027783)
> This is the immediate cause of the fatal accident involving under-running the semitrailer.

Rear ending a semi is one of the most fatal types of car crashes. People should definitely not trust automatic cruise control when driving behind a trailer. And regular drivers should give themselves some extra space when driving behind a semi.

https://youtu.be/bT3G-kcKN70?t=1m9s

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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by foota on Sunday July 03, 2016 @07:15PM (#12028071)
I'm convinced, why don't we have stronger underride standards?
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by prawn on Sunday July 03, 2016 @11:45PM (#12028797)
The trucking industry is powerful and will work to dodge anything that increases their costs like this. To be fair, the same is true of other industry representation.
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by Animats on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:00PM (#12028195)
This wasn't a rear-end. This was a side hit after being cut off by a semitrailer entering a four-lane but non-limited-access road from a side road.
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