"The electric carmaker also claims it was not clear whether autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash."Thoglette wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:17 pmThe Guardian reports that Telsa is in court for selling self driving cars with "beta" software.
With the expected (fatal) outcome.
Tesla’s defence, completely without irony, is based on blaming the (supposedly redundant) driver.
pretty sure this suggests Tesla only record minimal as required by law data in the EDR (Event Date Recorder) like speed / seat belt compliance - makes no sense for "automated" vehicles
reminded me of this quite close to where I live in Melbourne - no idea on outcome...
https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-hit ... autopilot/
"Ms Agrawal had previously told Melbourne Magistrates Court her Tesla Model 3 was being driven in ‘autopilot’ mode at the time of the crash.
In court yesterday, The Age reported, veteran tram driver Glenville Pereira said he was stopped and waiting for a passenger to board when a Tesla vehicle went “whooshing” past and struck the pedestrian."