I'm a huge Musk fan and wish him and Tesla all the success in the world. But releasing any kind of machine-assisted driving without a near infallible "don't hit objects in front of the vehicle" function is simply irresponsible.
This crash, as well as the one where a Tesla crashed into a concrete barrier[1] are evidence that their tech is not ready for release.
How much do you want to bet the Waymo self-driving technology would have avoided both of these? Seems like one of the simplest cases to handle: something up ahead is blocking the way!
Anyone who uses Tesla machine-assisted driving features today is putting themselves in grave danger (except for low-speed features like parallel parking).
This crash, as well as the one where a Tesla crashed into a concrete barrier[1] are evidence that their tech is not ready for release.
How much do you want to bet the Waymo self-driving technology would have avoided both of these? Seems like one of the simplest cases to handle: something up ahead is blocking the way!
Anyone who uses Tesla machine-assisted driving features today is putting themselves in grave danger (except for low-speed features like parallel parking).
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBTBxZ3NWw