IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than comparable luxury cars

Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by userbinator on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:26PM (#16732071)

Yes, it looks like it completely ignored the right lane marker and just focused on the left one, something a human would be unlikely to do.

That said, someone purposefully doing this and stopping in the middle of the highway stupidly dangerous.

As the saying goes, "it had to be done" --- to show the defect, before someone else gets killed, and the driver was clearly paying attention here. It stopped pointed right at the divider, a position no car would normally be in anyway, and there weren't many other cars around.

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Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by greglindahl on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:28PM (#16732081)

Note that human-driven cars have frequent accidents in the Mountain View location, so I wouldn't assume that you understand why humans do or don't have problems here.

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Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by testplzignore on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:03AM (#16732225)

If I was driving on that stretch of highway, I'd be pretty confused by the line markings. I wouldn't crash into the barrier, but I might drift towards it a bit. The lack of a solid white line on the right side of the chevrons is dangerous and inexplicable.

That said, self-driving cars have to be able to handle poor markings like this.

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Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by jcranmer on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:22AM (#16732312)

There is a solid white line on the right side, it's just faded. The chevrons are quite clear, however, so it's pretty damning that the car ignores the indication that it's cruising along a not-a-lane.

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