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Re:Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in sam... by lazyjones on Saturday March 31, 2018 @03:06AM (#16722166)
> The driver had about five seconds and 150 meters of unobstructed view of the concrete divider with the crushed crash attenuator

So, clearly, the AP is not capable of avoiding such obstacles yet, even when unobstructed. It also seems like a mistake to not slow down to a survivable speed when hands are off...

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Re:Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in sam... by swebs on Saturday March 31, 2018 @08:56AM (#16723097)
From the image of the crash site, it looks like the driver was in a spot trying to merge left. That would require you to match the speed of the cars in the other lane. Also it looks like the software made the critical failure of assuming that it was driving in the left lane instead of the shoulder.

https://imgur.com/a/iMY1x

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Re:Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in sam... by taf2 on Saturday March 31, 2018 @10:09AM (#16723346)
Similar center divide that killed princess Diana.
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Re:Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in sam... by hokkos on Saturday March 31, 2018 @12:40PM (#16723971)
No, it was a pillar in a tunnel : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/diana/st...
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