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Re:Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe t... by sandworm101 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @03:30PM (#30183587)
Yes. For a company to program illegality into a product opens them up to untold liability. Normal car companies program their speedometers to read slightly high (5% ish). This keeps them from being into lawsuits by people who claim that an inaccurate speedometer contributed to the severity of a crash. Any car company who programs a car to drive faster than the limit will be either liable or have to pay lawyers in every crash involving such cars. Even if their car doesn't cause the crash, the fact that it was speeding will contribute to the severity of the accident. It would be like programing a robotic bartender to serve kids who are underage but look old enough to pass for 21. Corporate lunacy.
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Re:Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe t... by sebzim4500 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @04:29PM (#30184313)
>Yes. For a company to program illegality into a product opens them up to untold liability.

People have been saying this for years yet Tesla is not being sued into nonexistence. Presumably their contracts are written well enough that if the user tells the car to go above the speed limit that's on them.

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Re:Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe t... by sandworm101 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @04:45PM (#30184487)
Because incidents involving these programs are very small. At the moment there are very few Teslas on the road in comparison to other car companies. There would statistically only be a handful at most of such accidents. But give it a few years until there are 10x or 20x as many teslas on the road. Then the class actions will start. That is if, like here, Tesla hasn't already recalled all such vehicles.
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Re:Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe t... by renewiltord on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:07PM (#30186946)
What are your odds and the amount you'd be willing to bet that this is true? There are sums of money and odds that I would be willing to play this at.
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Re:Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe t... by frosted-flakes on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @05:52PM (#30185296)
There's a difference between the driver setting the cruise control above the speed limit, and a computer unilaterally deciding that it should run a stop sign.
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