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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by filister@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Tesla's cruise control that steers sometimes is basically the opposite of those radar activated brakes some cars have.

Some cars will detect a potential collision and will apply the brakes, possibly before the driver (who is in full control of the vehicle) might react, averting the collision entirely or reducing the energy of the collision. It errs on the side of caution slightly more than the driver does, and will take control of the vehicle pretty much only to bring it to a stop.

Teslas intend to take full control of normal operation, expecting the driver to watch out for unsafe conditions that either the driving environment or the car itself create, and then take control in time to avert an accident. Drivers aren't trained for this. This isn't how the system is marketed. This shouldn't be legal on our roads.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I see you haven't used autopilot. It's basically just the advanced cruise control/lane keep of other cars that you've described. It, too, drives more cautiously than most humans and only applies brakes to avoid collision rather than swerving or what have you.

Are you referring to Full Self Driving?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm referring to whatever the hell is in the videos I've seen of Teslas accelerating toward pedestrians. My '03 Chevy hasn't made that decision once in a quarter million miles of driving.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Is this one of the staged videos by Dan O'Dowd or from someone legit?