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pcernie
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Tesla driver killed while using autopilot was watching Harry Potter, witness says | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... rry-potterIt gives you that 'what else did you miss?' thought. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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jonbwfc
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If there already hadn't been someone who did a very similar thing, this would be a darwin award candidate.
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paulzolo
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Thing is, we KNOW this will happen. We KNOW. People won’t heed instructions, and this encourages people to abdicate responsibility for their car.
I’m just disappointed that he was’t watching porn and didn’t die mid Jodrell Bank.
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| Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:27 pm |
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l3v1ck
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It needs to be made legally clear as soon as possible that drivers are responsible for controlling they cars at all times.
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big_D
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It is legally clear, that the driver is responsible. They are not allowed to rely on automatic aids, they are still in control and responsible for the vehicle.
In many areas even cruise control is illegal - there are notorious blackspots on the German autobahn network, where there are big signs saying that driving with the cruise control turned on is a finable offence.
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l3v1ck
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Yeah, but in America you know people will try and shift the blame to the manufacturer. (Law suits make money after all). They need to make it clear there, that that is not acceptable.
Personaly I don't think cruise control should be allowed here. People aren't concentrating as much when they use it.
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pcernie
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Tesla has no plans to disable autopilot mode as third recent crash is revealed | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... iving-carsYou're kinda missing the point here... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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paulzolo
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Give people a hammer, and they’ll use it to put in screws. This is a half-baked thing from Tesla, really. They really needed it to work everywhere before they unleash it on the world.
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jonbwfc
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It is logically impossible to build a computer based driving system that will never be involved in an accident as long as there are human driven cars on the road and we allow the driver to over rule the computer when he or she feels like it.
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