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The U.S. government’s road safety agency is again investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility, including sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

In addition to the pedestrian’s death, another crash involved an injury, the agency said.

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.”

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[-] mostdubious@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

i'm sure he'll claim that this is all politically motivated, and i really hope that someone says "yes it is. FAFO".

[-] zante@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 day ago

Does anyone else find this enraging ?

It’s a decade too late.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

If it took them this long to look at Full Self Driving, I don't have a lot of hope. But I'd like to be pleasantly surprised.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Maybe have a safety feature that refuses to engage self drive if it's too foggy/rainy/snowy.

[-] bcgm3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Inb4 someone on TikTok shows how to bypass that sensor by jamming an orange in it -__-

[-] spyd3r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

They need to just ban this technolgy from cars and semis entirely.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Preventing engaging something in bad conditions is a lot easier than what do you do if the conditions suddenly happen.

If it's suddenly foggy it needs to be able to handle the situation well.

Cameras/Lidar don't work well in fog. Radar does, but it isn't a primary sensor and can't be driven on safely alone in any circumstance.

So now you need to slow down (which humans will do) but also since the sensors are failing or insufficient, safely get out of the way of what might be other incoming vehicles behind you, or slow/stopped vehicles ahead of you.

You could restrict hours the system can be engaged which will reduce the likely hood of certain events (e.g morning fog, or sunrise/sunset head on sun) but there's still unpredictability.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I wonder if they will now find the Emperor has no clothes.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions

They will have to look long and hard...

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