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TESLA VEHICLE CHARGER — EQUIPMENT

3 fatalcrash1 injured · 1638974 · 2020-01-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
VEHICLE CHARGER
Year
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

Deaths
3
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TESLA "AUTOPILOT" CANNOT DISCERN OBJECT DEPTH OR LATERAL POSITION DUE TO NOT HAVING A LIDAR. THE SYSTEM PROCEEDS TO TREAT THIS AS A NON-DETECTION TO AVOID FALSE POSITIVES. WITH LIDAR PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED MOST TESLA AP ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS TO DATE WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. CAMERAS, NOR RADAR OR ULTRASONIC ARE ABLE TO MITIGATE THIS. THE CAMERAS ARE NOT TRUE STEREO, THE RADAR HAS TOO WIDE A BEAM OR SWEEP TO DISCERN OBJECT LATERAL LOCATION WITHOUT MOVEMENT, AND ULTRASONIC SEEMS TO HAVE A SEPARATE FLAW YET DIAGNOSED. (SEE NEW SUMMON BLIND SPOT ISSUES ON TWITTER ETC.)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11300575
Machine
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