I've had my suspicions but this confirms it. Tesla's autopilot cannot detect non-moving obstacles. This thing is a killing machine! The problem is not caused by an opaque machine learning network running wild or anything of similar complexity. It's something as basic as a lack of sensor input. With the current hardware on Tesla cars full autonomy is simply not possible. It's basically a glorified lane keeping assistant with marketing that fools people into risking their lives.

Tesla's stance to blame the driver without admitting that their hardware is inadequate will back them into a corner in the long term. They cannot transition from highway to city driving without significant changes to the autopilot software and hardware and this means they effectively have to start over from scratch. They have to start working on a serious competitor to Uber or Waymo now otherwise Tesla will be too late to the market.