Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for deadly crash

Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by DavidAdams on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @04:53PM (#16815507)

Volvo's messaging is less reckless than Tesla's. They call their similar feature "Pilot assist." It's also always been stricter about trying to make sure the driver is engaged when it's enabled. As a Volvo owner, I'll admit I find it annoying at times, but I think it's also helped drill into me that I shouldn't trust Pilot Asssist not to drive me into a barrier. It's amazing at keeping me in my lane when I'm fiddling with my podcast feed though.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by eertami on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @05:35PM (#16815946)

>It's amazing at keeping me in my lane when I'm fiddling with my podcast feed though.

I hate to be sanctimonious at people online but this is how people get killed. Is it not illegal to do this where you live? In the UK you'd be half way to losing your license if you got caught touching a phone while driving (and lose it instantly if within the first 2 years of becoming a qualified driver).

You just said it yourself, you can't trust it, so don't play with your phone while driving, lane assist or not.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by Twisell on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @06:02PM (#16816153)

He didn’t mentioned a phone however... it’s 2018 people that can afford that type of car must have podcast friendly onboard entertainement. Which is as dangerous as radio fiddling but not illegal.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by brewdad on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @05:36PM (#16815960)

I have a Volvo as well and it is annoying when the dashboard goes nuts warning of impending doom when experience tells me that the vehicle/obstacle ahead isn't actually an issue. That said, it has saved my bacon at least once at an unfamiliar highway exit in rush hour when traffic went from 40mph to a dead stop almost immediately.

Lane assist has also led me to be much better about always signaling lane changes lest the steering try to fight me.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by greglindahl on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @08:13PM (#16816976)

How is this different from other cars?

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by dingo_bat on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @09:16PM (#16817264)

> It's amazing at keeping me in my lane when I'm fiddling with my podcast feed though.

That's exactly what the tesla driver must have thought too. Right until the auto pilot steered directly into a barrier. Volvo S's system may be better, but any lapse in attention can lead to the type of crash we are discussing about.

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