Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years

Re:Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years by lmm on Thursday April 26, 2018 @08:47AM (#16931345)

That's a curious turn of phrase, and immediately makes me ask: how many other people have been killed by Volvo XC90s? The XC90 is a big, tall, heavy car that makes me nervous as a cyclist - does it protect its occupants at the expense of other road users?

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Re:Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years by matte_black on Thursday April 26, 2018 @09:20AM (#16931581)

A car of any size can kill a person on the road, it’s not something you design for.

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Re:Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years by LgWoodenBadger on Thursday April 26, 2018 @09:56AM (#16931856)

well, Europe (in general, because I don't know the specifics off the top of my head) regulations require(d) changes to hood/bumper/front-end designs to improve pedestrian survivability during impacts.

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Re:Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years by wcarron on Thursday April 26, 2018 @12:14PM (#16933195)

I know that they require 1" (or 2.54cm) of space between hood and engine, to create a little crush zone before people hit parts that won't deform.

That's the only thing I know about it, and my source is a review of a C7 Corvette ZR1 (which Chevy cannot sell in the EU to my knowledge - due to the fact that the engine forms part of the hood)

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Re:Tesla's Autopilot Chief Keller Steps Down After Two Years by Someone on Thursday April 26, 2018 @01:03PM (#16933639)

Unlikely, given Volvo has publicly stated (https://www.volvocars.com/en-ca/about/our-stories/vision-202...):

”Our vision is that by 2020 no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car.”

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