NTSB Scolds Tesla For Lack Of Safeguards On Autopilot Technology

The National Transportation Safety Board urged government regulators and manufacturers to implement safeguards for automated vehicle technology, delivering strong words to both Tesla and NHTSA to act.

The board held a public hearing Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the March 23, 2018, fatal crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, Calif.

The crash on U.S. 101 killed its driver, Walter Huang, who was using Tesla Inc.'s advanced driver-assistance system known as Autopilot. According to performance data downloaded from the crash vehicle, Huang was using traffic-aware cruise control and autosteer lane-keeping assist, both ADAS features that are part of Tesla's system.

malba2367 - 2/26/2020 9:42:12 AM

+4 Boost

Finally they are doing something... they need to modify it so some 10 dollar piece of plastic off eBay can’t allow the moron behind the wheel to be totally disengaged.

wilfred - 2/27/2020 12:11:09 AM

0 Boost

Lesson to Toyota, if they had someone like Elon Musk back in 2007, they could've save billions from the floor mats recall.