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Wow, I am not sure what is going on with Tesla's lately but another one went up in flames after hitting a tree today
6 Tesla fires in the last week
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Well at least that one can be blamed on "External Factors."
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How in the world does the car get so far off the road to hit the tree? Autopilot failure.
Road was in the wrong place.
Shifted OUT of place more likely.
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Some of Tesla's 1 vehicle accidents are certainly hard to explain. The fact they hit so many emergency vehicles and trees, hmmm.
Something to do with Mars' gravitational pull on the fauxtanium in the Tesla's chassis structure last I heard.
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I didn’t know Elon himself was here. Welcome Elon😜
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Tesla isn't having a very good week.
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Watch This Wicked Tesla Crash With UPS Truck And Tour Bus In Midtown Manhattan
The Revel Tesla rideshare vehicle's roof and door are torn off, but it's not clear if it happened in the crash, or if it was the work of first responders.
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I remember talking to an engineer who came in the dealership out in CA over autopilot technology. It's wild this correlation comes up now between a bus and a UPS truck. He mentioned the software he was working on and how to make it intelligent, essentially deciding which is worse to crash into. Basically if the car is going to crash it looks all around and in the right lane sees 2 cars and in the left lane it sees 1 bus. 1 is less than 2 so it would crash into the larger object even though it could have more impact. Now this was years ago and I don't know if that technology was actually implemented, but crazy to read an article about them hitting larger vehicles and trees.Tesla isn't having a very good week.
Watch This Wicked Tesla Crash With UPS Truck And Tour Bus In Midtown Manhattan
The Revel Tesla rideshare vehicle's roof and door are torn off, but it's not clear if it happened in the crash, or if it was the work of first responders.
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You point out one of the toughest things about programming autonomous vehicles, programming it whether to decide to hit the stroller in the crosswalk, or the crowd on the sidewalk.
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I couldn't imagine having to figure that out.
The amount of lawsuits about to come out of AV technology is going to be staggering.
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You go for the stroller. You try to minimize damage (potential injury or loss of life).
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now now, any useful AI would quickly do facial scans and age estimation on everyone in that crowd and perform a calculation on useful years left in life, and compare to an estimated ~87 years for the stroller baby, and hit the lesser amount ;-)
I am currently working on an SAE committee that is developing the safety standard for certification of AI systems for aircraft. That standard is due out in late 2023.
Road vehicles are supposed to meet ISO26262 safety standard, but that does not currently discuss AI and there is no independent auditors for that standard, such as the FAA or EASA in the aerospace domain. NHTSA only gets involved after accidents or incidents occur.
Road vehicles are supposed to meet ISO26262 safety standard, but that does not currently discuss AI and there is no independent auditors for that standard, such as the FAA or EASA in the aerospace domain. NHTSA only gets involved after accidents or incidents occur.
That baby you avoided killing turned out to be the next Hitler.
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FAA, and EASA have been getting harder to work with, I am hearing?
FAA has gotten much tougher since 737 MAX. One of my company's customers, Gulfstream just got affected by this.
Gulfstream G700 certification delayed as FAA adds requirements
In the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, the FAA is making its aircraft certification process more rigorous, a move that could push the Gulfstream G700 timeline back.
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