A Tesla driver blames Full Self-Driving software for causing an eight-car crash in a tunnel on Yerba Buena Island in California on December 7.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reviewed video from the tunnels and found that the Tesla swerved into the other lane, slowing down from 88 km/h to 32 km/h, causing the cars behind it to crash into each other. The driver says the Full Self-Driving software allegedly malfunctioned and caused the sudden slowdown.
As a result of the incident, nine people received minor injuries, including one child, who was hospitalized.
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The CHP report stated that they could confirm that the FSD was operating at the time of the crash.
The incident is now under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), along with other fatal crashes in California and Florida and another in Utah that killed a motorcyclist.
In the US, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Tesla due to faulty brakes
All of these crashes have been linked to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Tesla’s Autopilot, or the automaker’s $15,000 software package for Autonomous Driving (FSD). The first reported accident possibly caused by FSD occurred last year involving a Model Y car.
Earlier this year, NHTSA issued a report on crashes involving vehicles with ADAS, with Tesla topping the list. The company has said that the responsibility for the safe operation of a vehicle operating on Autopilot, or fully self-driving, rests with the driver, but critics say Tesla itself is exaggerating the capabilities of their features.
In September, Tesla car owners filed a class-action lawsuit against the automaker for “misleading the public about Autopilot technology and Fully Self-Driving (FSD) features.” The company later filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit because it believes “the failure to realize a long-term desired goal does not constitute fraud.” In December, a US court ordered Tesla to modernize a customer’s car at its own expense due to “deceptive advertising” of a full-fledged autopilot.
Recently, YouTuber Marques Brownlee tested the Tesla FSD and evaluated its capabilities. During the trip to New Jersey, moving on expressways and roads within city limits, Marquez tried not to interfere with the controls, and yet in several episodes the system failed.
“It’s a lot of stress and we’re still a long way from robotaxis” – Marquez Brownlee about Tesla’s latest FSD autopilot, which is still in beta [Видео]
Source: The Verge
