Why Does Telsa Keep Getting a Pass on These Accidents?

[quote]A Tesla car has crashed into a parked police car in California.

The driver suffered minor injuries and told police she was using the car's driver-assisting Autopilot mode.

The crash has similarities to other incidents, including a fatal crash in Florida where the driver's "over-reliance on vehicle automation" was determined as a probable cause.[/quote]

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44300952

Tesla should be required by law to fully indemnify any user of its vehicles.

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Ynotisay · M

What happens when there's accidents is a big hurdle for the industry. But as it stands, though the safety record of autonomous vehicles is far better than cars driven by people.
Fully autonomous is here to stay. I see the 'autopilot' has a bridge. Maybe the function will stick around just for those who like driving but I see fully self-driving cars as being ubiquitous within 20 years. I'm stoked. It's going change the world.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Ynotisay

The danger is governments REQUIRING their use.

But that's where abuse starts coming into play. Taxing mileage driven. Tracking people. Prohibiting or regulating or taxing the driving into certain areas at certain hours. Packing more cars onto crowded roadways. Limiting the size of vehicles to Yugos.

Yeah, you're right. It [i]could[/i] change the world. But not necessarily for the better.

Ynotisay · M

@beckyromero Well, those are all hypothetical's that would require a complete breakdown of capitalism and democracy. What I do imagine taking place is mandatory speed limits worked in to the functionality. But as long as things are for sale there's going to competition and differentiation.
All the car makers are rushing to it. The tech is moving crazy fast. And a handful of states have already approved their conditional use starting in a year or so. The one thing that worries me a bit with the technology is hackers. That's a big hurdle. We'll see.

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Ynotisay · M

@LvChris Yep. That's why Uber is trying to get in front of it. Ironic that a company that hires employees is actively seeking to eliminate employees.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Ynotisay [quote]Well, those are all hypothetical's that would require a complete breakdown of capitalism and democracy[/quote]

As if we haven't seen that before?

Ynotisay · M

@beckyromero I'm not sure what you're specifically talking about. Here in the U.S., at least, there's never been anything remotely close to a complete breakdown of capitalism and democracy.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Ynotisay

Fortunately, FDR got us thru The Great Depression.

Otherwise, what happened in other Western powers (Germany and Italy) could have happened here.

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@Ynotisay exactly.. we have kind of Gilded age unfettered capitalism going on right now.

Ynotisay · M

@beckyromero Yeah but that wasn't a complete breakdown of capitalism, right? It was breakdown of the banking system.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Ynotisay [quote]eah but that wasn't a complete breakdown of capitalism, right? It was breakdown of the banking system.[/quote]

It was over [b]much more[/b] than the banking system. Please read up on it if that's what you think.

Ynotisay · M

@luckranger71 Yes we do. A great time to go after Dodd Frank, huh? Now we get to watch it all blow up so we can repeat the process. The GOP tanks the economy and loses the White House, the Democrats come in and clean up the mess, and then get voted out because...America.

Ynotisay · M

@beckyromero Don't talk to me that way, ok? I'm not a child and I'm not an idiot. Thanks.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Ynotisay

Then don't over-simply something like that while you're knocking someone else's comment.

You're not a child or an idiot, nor did I say so. (And I'm sure they're are plenty of things you could probably say [i]I[/i] need to read up on, too!)

My [b]point[/b] was that if it were not for FDR's policies (and, yes, the start of World War II played a big part, too, as some might argue), the United States [i]could[/i] have fallen susceptible to fascism as befell Germany and Italy.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/17/fascism-history-united-states