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Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil... by adrr on Thursday May 02, 2019 @03:02AM (#19805457)
Tesla hand detection doesn't indicate that the driver didn't have their hands on the wheel. It detects if you applying torque to the wheel in a direction.

Also the Tesla fatality stat is them playing with numbers. Majority of fatalities happen where autopilot wouldn't be used. Only 15% of fatalities happen on the freeway and highways. I bet that number goes to single digits with pedestrian deaths.

https://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/roadway-and-environment/f...

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Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil... by aiyodev on Thursday May 02, 2019 @05:16AM (#19806062)
I think the bigger issue is that Tesla would rather lie than accept responsibility and work to improve the problem. I would never trust a company like this with my life.
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Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil... by Ulrich1 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @05:21AM (#19806076)
Tesla is improving Autopilot all the time.
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Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil... by jacquesm on Thursday May 02, 2019 @07:25AM (#19806716)
Except when it regresses. See 'Tesla hit truck broadside'.
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