This is exactly what I was talking about in other articles before this. Self driving or robot cars are not at all what people think they are (at least not yet). And even then, you cannot completely trust them like you might a competent driver. There will always be unusual things that happen while driving a vehicle like road hazards, large birds, people wanting to commit suicide by car or truck etc. So, unless there is a competent person capable of dealing with all these anomalies instantly in the vehicle, there are going to be fatalities, maimings etc. ongoing.
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- 1 day ago ... Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot' ... Baressi said the driver was...
- 1 day ago ... He acknowledged he couldn't see the movie, only heard it. Tesla Motors Inc. said it is not...
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- Joshua Brown, 40, was behind wheel of self-driving Tesla Model S car
- He was killed when the vehicle collided with a trailer truck in Florida in May
- Trucker claims Brown was watching a Harry Potter movie when he crashed
- Tesla say it is impossible to watch films on car touchscreens, but police have now confirmed that DVD player was found in the vehicle
- Cops also say Brown had eight speeding tickets from recent years as friends described him as a 'daredevil' with 'no fear'
- Car company said autopilot did not notice the truck because of bright sun
Joshua Brown, 40, had DVD player inside Tesla at time of crash, meaning he could have been watching Harry Potter film despite earlier claims by car firmThe first man to die behind the wheel of a self-driving car had a DVD player with him meaning it was possible for him to be watching a Harry Potter film as he died, police have revealed.Joshua Brown, 40, a former Navy SEAL, was killed in Florida back in May after his computer-controlled Tesla Model S plowed into a tractor trailer despite the autopilot feature being on.Tesla had previously said that it is impossible to watch films on the touchscreen tablets mounted in their vehicles, but police have now confirmed that Brown had another device with him that was capable of playing the movie.Frank Baressi, 62, the driver of the truck, claims he heard the film at the time of the crash, and that it was still playing as the car careened into a telephone pole a quarter of a mile along the road near the town of Williston.The exact details may never be known, however, as police say there was no internal camera recording the moments leading up to the fatal collision.Officers also revealed that Brown had accumulated eight speeding tickets in recent years, as a friend described him as a speed freak who went in search of excitement.Terri Lyn Reed, a friend and insurance agent in Ohio who covered Brown's business, said he was always up for an adventure and loved motorcycles and fast cars.Reed says Brown 'had the need for speed', was 'kind of a daredevil' and had no fear.Meanwhile family members said Brown was 'obsessed' with his Tesla car, which he had affectionately nicknamed 'Tessy'.Tesla said it was impossible to watch films on car touchscreens (pictured), but it now seems likely he was watching it on another deviceFriends described Brown as a 'daredevil' with a 'need for speed' as police revealed he had been given eight speeding tickets in recent years (Model S, pictured)He also bragged about its sophisticated 'autopilot' system and the safety benefits, saying he had avoided a crash on the highway just weeks ago because of it.Relatives added that they hope Brown's death can be used to make driverless technology safer for future users.Tesla said its autopilot system failed to detect the truck because its white color was similar to that of the bright sky, adding that the driver also made no attempt to hit the brakes.Baressi added that Brown 'went so fast through my trailer I didn't see him.'By the time firefighters arrived, the wreckage of the Tesla - with its roof sheared off completely - had come to rest in a nearby yard hundreds of feet from the crash site, assistant chief Danny Wallace of the Williston Fire Department said.It has also emerged that Brown - who served in the Navy for 11 years - narrowly avoided a very similar smash earlier this year, when his car did not notice a white truck turning in on him on the freeway.Tesla confirmed the man's 'tragic' death, but defended its vehicles, saying they were safer than other cars.'This is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated. Among all vehicles in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles,' the company said in a statement.Mr Brown had engaged the Autopilot on his Tesla and was apparently watching a film when the truck suddenly pulled in front of him. It is not known what speed he was doingShare this article
195 sharesIt said neither the driver nor the car hit the brakes as the trailer passed over the Tesla, with the self-driving vehicle colliding with the bottom of the truck.The company claimed that had the trailer crashed into the front or the rear of the Model S, the driver would have survived.The statement added that motorists should keep their hands on the wheel and 'be prepared to take over at any time'.Tesla informed the NHTSA, which has launched an investigation. It has called for 'an examination of the design and performance of any driving aids in use at the time of the crash'.The agency has not demanded a recall of the vehicles.Brown psoted a video of his former close-call online along with an audio recording in which he describes what happened.STEERING, AVOIDING CRASHES & PARKING: TESLA AUTOPILOT'S FUNCTIONS
Autosteer: This feature, which is currently in beta, keeps the car in the current lane and engages Traffic-Aware Cruise Control to maintain the car's speed.Tesla requires drivers to remain engaged and aware when Autosteer is enabled and drivers must keep their hands on the steering wheel.Auto Lane Change: When the driver flicks the indicator switch and turn signal, the Model S will move itself to the adjacent lane when safe to do so.Automatic Emergency Steering and Side Collision Warning: Side Collision Warning alerts drivers to objects, such as cars, that are too close to the side of Model S.When the car detects an object close to its side, fluid lines will appear around an image of the Model S image in the instrument panel.Autopark: When driving at low speeds around cities, a 'P' will appear on the instrument panel when the Tesla detects a parking spot.The Autopark guide appears on the touchscreen along with the rear camera display, and, once activated, Autopark will begin to park itself by controlling steering and vehicle speed.The Model S features a forward radar, a forward-looking camera, 12 long-range ultrasonic sensors positioned to sense 16ft around the car in every direction at all speeds, and a high-precision digitally-controlled electric assist braking system. The lane-changing feature is illustratedBrown narrowly avoided a very similar smash earlier this year, when his car did not notice a white truck turning in on him on the freeway. Pictured, the truck cutting him up in AprilTesla believe that their autopilot system may not have seen the truck because it failed to distinguish between its white trailer and the bright skyBillionaire chief executive of Tesla Motors Elon Musk tweeted his condolences following Brown's deathHe said of the incident: 'Once the roads merged, the truck tried to get to the exit ramp on the right and never saw my Tesla. I actually wasn't watching that direction and Tessy (the name of my car) was on duty with autopilot engaged.'I became aware of the danger when Tessy alerted me with the "immediately take over" warning chime and the car swerving to the right to avoid the side collision.'You can see where I took over when there's a little bit of blip in the steering. Tessy had already moved to the right to avoid the collision.'Tesla said its cars come with autopilot disabled and that owners have to acknowledge the system is new when they use it.'The customer who died in this crash had a loving family and we are beyond saddened by their loss,' Tesla said.'He was a friend to Tesla... a person who spent his life focused on innovation and the promise of technology and who believed strongly in Tesla’s mission. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.'Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla Motors, tweeted: 'Our condolences for the tragic loss.'Mr Musk has been bullish about autopilot, despite Tesla's own warnings that the feature is not for all conditions and not sophisticated enough for the driver to stop concentrating on the road.He said the the system reduced the probability of having an accident by 50 per cent, without detailing his calculations. In January, he said autopilot is 'probably better than a person right now'.Shares in Tesla Motors Inc. fell $6.77, or 3.2 per cent, in after-hours trading after news of the crash was released.Self-driving cars are on the increase as the likes of Tesla and Google explore driverless technology.A major study released earlier this month said the looming arrival of self-driving vehicles is likely to vastly reduce traffic fatalities, but also poses difficult moral dilemmas.The scientists said autonomous driving systems will require programmers to develop algorithms to make critical decisions that are based more on ethics than technology, such as whether to sacrifice a driver or passenger rather than pedestrians. -
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