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

Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by chaboud on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:21AM (#16732305)

I think that the S and X have three forward-looking cameras center-mounted. Without a binocular baseline with which to establish distance, ranging of on-center obstructions could be difficult. Even if an edge is visible, the frame-to-frame variarion is low, especially for a black rubber sheet at night.

I'd also be curious about the radar absorbsion of that rubber impact barrier.

This, in part, is why Musk's assertion that this hardware would be sufficient for level 4 autonomy was so ridiculous. It really wasn't the kind of lanuage that a responsible engineer would use.

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Re:IIHS: Model S has higher collision claim frequencies than... by mdekkers on Monday April 02, 2018 @02:03AM (#16732651)

I think that the S and X have three forward-looking cameras center-mounted.

And I think that given Tesla's known propensity of logging _everything_, they would ave video footage of those camera's saved somewhere. I wonder if this is submitted as evidence, so we can understand what the car "saw" and "understood", both from optical as well as non-optical sensors...

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