Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil...
by studentrob on Thursday May 02, 2019 @08:39AM
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According to Tesla,
> the only way for this accident to have occurred is if Mr. Huang was not paying attention to the road [1]
Tesla has made a habit of drawing conclusions about investigations that have just begun. It is sketchy, and people have noticed.
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-says-fatal-model-x-aut...
Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil...
by jsight on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:28AM
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I don't understand. What other theory are you proposing than that he wasn't paying attention?
Re:Tesla sued in wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Autopil...
by studentrob on Thursday May 02, 2019 @10:13PM
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According to the preliminary report from the NTSB,
> At 3 seconds prior to the crash and up to the time of impact with the crash attenuator, the Tesla’s speed increased from 62 to 70.8 mph, with no precrash braking or evasive steering movement detected. [1]
This means the vehicle gave the driver less time to respond. I'd argue the manufacturer bears some responsibility.
[1] https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HWY1...
"This is the kind of sketchiness that makes people wary of Tesla."
Its the kind of sketchiness that make me wary of the stuff people post about Tesla. If the driver had multiple warnings - about anything, any car company will mention that, there is nothing exceptionally sketchy about Tesla doing so. And that is all on which you based your incredible interpretation of "six seconds prior to". Its just an entirely made up accusation.