Video of Tesla on Autopilot Crashing into Stopped Truck at 75mph

Re:Video of Tesla on Autopilot Crashing into Stopped Truck a... by everforward on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @01:23PM (#29640366)

They're not going to roll unless it's something incredibly top heavy like a Jeep. It's a car, turning the wheel 90 degrees only turns the wheels like 10 degrees.

Also, a sideswipe is almost certainly preferable for everyone than plowing head on at full speed.

Take a guess where that truck is going to go after it gets hit at 75 mph. Probably into another lane, potentially into oncoming traffic.

Human reactions are poor. Houseplant reactions are worse. Tesla acted more like a houseplant than a human

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Re:Video of Tesla on Autopilot Crashing into Stopped Truck a... by theptip on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @01:55PM (#29640667)

> a sideswipe is almost certainly preferable for everyone than plowing head on at full speed.

I’m fairly sure this is not true. Modern cars have lots of energy-absorbing crumple zones in the front, plus airbags. Head-on is the most highly-optimized crash orientation. Side-swipes are I believe the worst case, because there is so little protection for the driver.

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