> the Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee’s Model 3 to suddenly veer off a highway east of Los Angeles at 65 miles per hour, strike a palm tree and burst into flames, all in the span of seconds.
I only use Autopilot on motorways in the UK because I don’t trust it on single carriageways. Even on motorways roadworks can scar the carriageway in such a way that temporary lines are still visible after the works are visible. With the right lighting I definitely see things that would confuse a vision only system. Scary stuff.
> The 2019 crash, which has not been previously reported, killed Lee and seriously injured his two passengers, including a then-8-year old boy who was disemboweled.
I only use Autopilot on motorways in the UK because I don’t trust it on single carriageways. Even on motorways roadworks can scar the carriageway in such a way that temporary lines are still visible after the works are visible. With the right lighting I definitely see things that would confuse a vision only system. Scary stuff.
> The 2019 crash, which has not been previously reported, killed Lee and seriously injured his two passengers, including a then-8-year old boy who was disemboweled.
This hit home really hard. My son is 7.