Tesla reported that the second accident occurred with autopilot on
Tesla Motors acknowledged that the autopilot was activated in an accident last Sunday.
According to the company, there is an assumption that this option was not properly used. The driver survived, however, the driver died earlier in an accident, when the driver assistance system could not identify another vehicle in its path.
Tesla cars use radar and other sensors to detect other vehicles and road markings. Reuters Photos
Ilon Musk said that Tesla does not plan to turn off the autopilot, however, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said that the company plans to publish information on the blog about how drivers should use the technology.
He also tweeted that Tesla is not against "being under pressure to ensure customer safety"
The automaker has previously reported that customers using autopilot are statistically safer than those who do not use it at all.
The use of technology by a company is being investigated by a traffic safety monitoring organization in the USA.
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In the last accident at Kardwell, Montana, Model X crashed into wooden rails alongside a two-lane road.
“The car was driving on an unseparated mountain road after midnight with the autopilot system turned on,” a spokeswoman for Tesla Motors told the Air Force, talking about one of the autopilot functions.
"According to our data, there is an assumption that the driver did not keep his hands on the steering wheel, because no application of forces was recorded for two minutes after the autorun was turned on - even the slightest value, like one hand lying relaxed on the steering wheel, was would be fixed.
Tesla Model X. Image belongs to Tesla company
“This is contrary to the terms of use, which you agree to when you turn on the function and a notification appears on the toolbar with each activation”
“When the driving conditions became very vague, the car warned the driver to put his hands on the steering wheel”
“He did not do this, and soon after the aforementioned car crashed into a structure on the edge of the road”
“Automatic steering ... best suited for roads with a middle splitter”
“We especially advise not to use it at high speeds on the roads without separation”
CNN reported that the car lost the wheel, but neither the driver nor the passenger suffered .
According to the man who introduced himself as Pang, to the police officer, the car issued all the warnings in English, and he spoke Mandarin (or North Chinese) dialect of Chinese.
This time, the company reported the details of the incident much faster than in the previous Florida case.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that they were investigating why the company reported an accident only on June 30 - 54 days after the accident occurred and 9 days after informing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Joshua Brown, who died in Tesla's accident with autopilot on. AP Image
During this time, the company received funds from investors.
“I didn’t know that there was an autopilot crash while receiving the money,” Musk said , “we told NHTSA only that someone had died, but not about the fact that it was related to the autopilot”
On Tuesday, NHTSA published a letter sent to Tesla to clarify the details of the accident investigation.
The letter asks for details of all autopilot updates since its release a year ago, as well as information about upcoming changes.
The organization is also investigating whether the autopilot was included in an accident that occurred on July 1.
Although Tesla says the driver must be " attentive and up to date " when using the autopilot, critics say the user of the system will be " inevitably " recognized.
Nissan with ProPilot technology. Image belongs to AP
However, other automakers follow the same strategy. Nissan announced the ProPilot - the lane detection function, which allows the car to follow the car ahead, braking and accelerating without instructions from the person.
The technology will be launched for the first time in the Japanese market, when a minivan with this technology will be available next month. For the European market, the presentation is scheduled for next year. As a safety lock, the system includes switching it off if the hands were removed from the steering wheel for a certain period.
Land Rover Image
Land Rover is testing technology that can determine off-road. In another development, Jaguar Land Rover announces plans to test more than 100 autonomous research vehicles on roads near Coventry, England, until 2020.
According to the company, there is an assumption that this option was not properly used. The driver survived, however, the driver died earlier in an accident, when the driver assistance system could not identify another vehicle in its path.
Tesla cars use radar and other sensors to detect other vehicles and road markings. Reuters Photos
Ilon Musk said that Tesla does not plan to turn off the autopilot, however, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said that the company plans to publish information on the blog about how drivers should use the technology.
He also tweeted that Tesla is not against "being under pressure to ensure customer safety"
For customer safety. It is the right thing to do. From @RoadandTrack https://t.co/D181ui1jB0
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2016
The automaker has previously reported that customers using autopilot are statistically safer than those who do not use it at all.
The use of technology by a company is being investigated by a traffic safety monitoring organization in the USA.
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Ignored warnings
In the last accident at Kardwell, Montana, Model X crashed into wooden rails alongside a two-lane road.
“The car was driving on an unseparated mountain road after midnight with the autopilot system turned on,” a spokeswoman for Tesla Motors told the Air Force, talking about one of the autopilot functions.
"According to our data, there is an assumption that the driver did not keep his hands on the steering wheel, because no application of forces was recorded for two minutes after the autorun was turned on - even the slightest value, like one hand lying relaxed on the steering wheel, was would be fixed.
Tesla Model X. Image belongs to Tesla company
“This is contrary to the terms of use, which you agree to when you turn on the function and a notification appears on the toolbar with each activation”
“When the driving conditions became very vague, the car warned the driver to put his hands on the steering wheel”
“He did not do this, and soon after the aforementioned car crashed into a structure on the edge of the road”
“Automatic steering ... best suited for roads with a middle splitter”
“We especially advise not to use it at high speeds on the roads without separation”
CNN reported that the car lost the wheel, but neither the driver nor the passenger suffered .
According to the man who introduced himself as Pang, to the police officer, the car issued all the warnings in English, and he spoke Mandarin (or North Chinese) dialect of Chinese.
Repeated attempts
This time, the company reported the details of the incident much faster than in the previous Florida case.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that they were investigating why the company reported an accident only on June 30 - 54 days after the accident occurred and 9 days after informing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Joshua Brown, who died in Tesla's accident with autopilot on. AP Image
During this time, the company received funds from investors.
“I didn’t know that there was an autopilot crash while receiving the money,” Musk said , “we told NHTSA only that someone had died, but not about the fact that it was related to the autopilot”
On Tuesday, NHTSA published a letter sent to Tesla to clarify the details of the accident investigation.
The letter asks for details of all autopilot updates since its release a year ago, as well as information about upcoming changes.
The organization is also investigating whether the autopilot was included in an accident that occurred on July 1.
ProPilot Announced
Although Tesla says the driver must be " attentive and up to date " when using the autopilot, critics say the user of the system will be " inevitably " recognized.
Nissan with ProPilot technology. Image belongs to AP
However, other automakers follow the same strategy. Nissan announced the ProPilot - the lane detection function, which allows the car to follow the car ahead, braking and accelerating without instructions from the person.
The technology will be launched for the first time in the Japanese market, when a minivan with this technology will be available next month. For the European market, the presentation is scheduled for next year. As a safety lock, the system includes switching it off if the hands were removed from the steering wheel for a certain period.
Land Rover Image
Land Rover is testing technology that can determine off-road. In another development, Jaguar Land Rover announces plans to test more than 100 autonomous research vehicles on roads near Coventry, England, until 2020.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/396013/
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