Why are 'driverless' cars still hitting things? Depends on how they 'see.'
Late last month, a Tesla owner shared shocking dashcam footage of his Model 3 appearing to collide with and drive through a deer at high speeds. The car, which the driver says was engaged in Tesla's driver-assist Full-Self Driving (FSD) mode, never detected the deer standing in the middle of the road and didn't hit the brakes or maneuver to avoid it. That case came just a few months after a vehicle from Waymo, a leading self-driving company, reportedly ran over and killed a pet dog in a collision the company says was "unavoidable." Neither driverless cars, according to reports detailing the incidents, spotted the animals on the road fast enough to avoid them. Video is cut right before sensitive things appear on screen.
Dec-3-2024, 15:20:41 GMT
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