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Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict (arstechnica.com)
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A representative for Tesla sent Ars the following statement: "Today's verdict is wrong and only works to set back automotive safety and jeopardize Tesla's and the entire industry's efforts to develop and implement life-saving technology. We plan to appeal given the substantial errors of law and irregularities at trial. Even though this jury found that the driver was overwhelmingly responsible for this tragic accident in 2019, the evidence has always shown that this driver was solely at fault because he was speeding, with his foot on the accelerator—which overrode Autopilot—as he rummaged for his dropped phone without his eyes on the road. To be clear, no car in 2019, and none today, would have prevented this crash. This was never about Autopilot; it was a fiction concocted by plaintiffs’ lawyers blaming the car when the driver—from day one—admitted and accepted responsibility."

So, you admit that the company’s marketing has continued to lie for the past six years?

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[–] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All they really need to do is make self-driving cars safer than your average human driver.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which they have not and won't do. You have to do this in every condition. I wonder why they always test this shit out in Texas and California?

[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I guess they just didn't want to admit that snow defeats both lidar and vision cameras. Plus the fact that snow covers lane markers, Street signs, and car sensors. People can adjust to these conditions, especially when driving locally. No self driving system can function without input.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

That is a low bar. However I have yet to see independant data. I know such exists but the only ones who talk have reason to lie with stastics so I can't trust them.