Driverless cars get US legal boost.

[Atomoa]

no in this incident the cars camera failed to notice the difference between the white semi trailer and the white cloudy sky in the background thanks but no thanks I think will remain in control

One death vs the hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by human error.

[tabanner]

Ummm, you are to remain in control while using autopilot in the same way you'd expect a pilot to remain in control of a plane while also utilizing autopilot.

[GordonH]

What I would be interested to know did the salesperson clearly explain what this autopilot is and is not. Or was he or she more interested in making a sell.

[tabanner]

Autopilot was introduced earlier this year in an update. And yes, it is clearly explained. This particular owner, I believe, would have bought his vehicle prior to the update so it wasn't an option at the time of purchase.

[GordonH]

Autopilot was introduced earlier this year in an update. And yes, it is clearly explained. This particular owner, I believe, would have bought his vehicle prior to the update so it wasn't an option at the time of purchase.

Will don't know if it was clearly explained to the owner, since we will never have his side of the story.

[tabanner]

"Tesla says that before Autopilot can be used, drivers have to acknowledge that the system is an "assist feature" that requires a driver to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. Drivers are told they need to "maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle" while using the system, and they have to be prepared to take over at any time, the statement said."

Updates are quite clear.

[GordonH]

"Tesla says that before Autopilot can be used, drivers have to acknowledge that the system is an "assist feature" that requires a driver to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. Drivers are told they need to "maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle" while using the system, and they have to be prepared to take over at any time, the statement said."

Updates are quite clear.

its a shame we can't get statement from the driver

[tabanner]

Yes, I imagine he'd be quite upset with the semi driver.

[Dizzy1]

One death vs the hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by human error.

One car vs the hundreds of thousands of cars that aren't "driverless". You can be rest assured that the more "driverless" cars on the road that number will go up.