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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 146 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (23 children)

Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

So not actually FULL anything and Tesla should be held accountable for creating safety issues due to false advertising.

The driver is to blame for their actions, but not the only one to blame.

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  • [+] 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    the driver of a Tesla who crashed into a house in June had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, overriding the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software.

    Yes the naming convention is dumb but it wasn't at fault here.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Can we trust that pedal didn't malfunction this time and was actually pressed?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    If it's anything like the e-pedals used in Subaru and Honda vehicles, they should have two different independent position sensors in the pedal. The ecu monitors both, and the value from both must match. If there is a discrepancy, it uses the lower value or zero. So it's extremely unlikely the pedal could malfunction in a way to show 100% pressed.

    But I don't know if Tesla does the same.

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  • [+] -20 points 3 months ago (12 children)

    Are you suggesting the system should ignore full pedal press?

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  • [–] 77 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    I think it is very clear from what they wrote that they want Tesla's advertising practices, such as calling their driver aids "Full Self-Driving" to stop, since it creates a false impression.

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  • [+] -40 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Ah, so just botching in general and not at all related to the article in someone died.

    If I want crass, I'll go to Facebook.

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  • [+] -10 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Lemmy never lets silly things like "relevance" get in the way of their hate boners.

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  • [+] -19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Nor can they handle critism.

    Tiny little egos with low emotional intelligence and no desire to grow, just point fingers and whine.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago

    It's more related to the term "Full Self Driving". It implies that the car is it's own driver and therefore, that you are a passenger. A driver needs to always have control, even if some passenger messes with the pedals because he fell asleep.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Not at all and I have no idea how you got from 'this name is misleading in a dangerous way' to suggesting it work differently.

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  • [+] -18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    No, I get it. You could resist the opportunity.

    I sure the victim and her family appreciates you guys using her death to drag Tesla despite being on a platform where almost everyone is in agreement.

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