Tesla Full Self-Driving (Counter) Brakes for pedestrians and crocodiles.
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- Tesla’s fully automated driving (supervisor) capabilities, semi-autonomous driving systems, are being tested and discussed by drivers.
- There are also videos showing systems that can successfully avoid collisions with animals and pedestrians, but other videos reveal malfunctions and near misses.
- The system is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration following reports of a crash.
- Tesla claims the feature requires driver oversight and its safety is contested.
What would your initial reaction be if you saw a crocodile crossing the road while driving? Imagine this scenario while the car drives itself. Tesla’s fully autonomous (supervised) capabilities were tested when Tesla drivers hit a massive crocodile across the lane.
Full self-driving is a semi-autonomous driving function that allows users to stop, move and pilot without any interaction from the driver as long as they are careful. This feature isn’t wrong, but some Tesla owners have posted videos that cleverly avoid conflicts.
Tesla brakes for crocodiles during full self-driving (director) mode
Tesla’s FSD (surveillance) capabilities use cameras, radars, and ultrasound sensors to detect obstacles in their paths and protect both residents and pedestrians. Tesla uses X to ask the driver to post his experiences using the feature to avoid accidents on July 15th, and the video following in response to the post is amazing.
In the above clip, Tesla will stop when he crosses that path in FSD (Director) mode. Thankfully, the EV detected the gator and its resident was not injured either. This clip shows that even unique animals, such as crocodiles, are detectable via Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving mode.
The clip was far from the only video posted on request for Tesla’s dashcam footage. Another Tesla driver posted a clip that saw Tesla’s cybertruck stop completely, succumb to Jaywalking pedestrians and ignored the green light. Additionally, another video shows a hopping bunny rabbit EV outage using semi-automatic driving mode.
Tesla X’s posts featured over 800 comments, and Tesla Drivers posted hundreds of videos at the company’s request. Many of these videos show how secure FSD (director) is, while others showed major issues with this feature.
Not all Tesla drivers have a positive semi-automatic driving experience
Some Tesla drivers responded to Tesla’s X post with a video that caused unnecessary disaster with a video of the semi-autonomous driving capabilities of the EV. One clip shows Tesla backing up to vote while self-parking.
The video above shows a near miss as Tesla goes straight to a gated hofrene. According to NPR, the lawsuit against Tesla, which involves semi-autonomous driving skills, is set to go to trial in Florida. Elon Musk responded to criticism of the character that said at the Tesla quarter 2024 shareholders meeting, saying, “Only those who are skeptical are those who have never tried it.”
Is Tesla’s full self-driving (supervisor) function safe?
The owner’s manual for the Tesla Model 3 Electric Sedan states that “full self-driving (supervisor) is a practical feature.” This means that drivers should not allow EVs to drive without constant monitoring. The manual also states that it “can lead to property damage, serious injury or death” because it failed to follow all warnings and instructions.
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According to Reuters, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Tesla’s FSD software after four reports of the crash. So, Tesla’s FSD features are clearly not secure, but are under investigation, and some drivers have experienced crashes while using the feature.
