Elon Musk's Tesla reports first death from driverless car Model S
MICHAEL BOW
Elon Musk’s car giant Tesla has reported the first-known fatality from a driverless car, after a passenger died when his self-driving electric saloon crashed into an articulated lorry.
Former Navy Seal, Joshua Brown, 40 from Ohio, died in the crash when his Model S crashed on a motorway in Florida on May 7.
Tesla revealed the fatality last night after US traffic safety regulators opened a preliminary investigation into the collision.
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http://www.standard.co.uk/business/t...-a3285761.html
MICHAEL BOW
Elon Musk’s car giant Tesla has reported the first-known fatality from a driverless car, after a passenger died when his self-driving electric saloon crashed into an articulated lorry.
Former Navy Seal, Joshua Brown, 40 from Ohio, died in the crash when his Model S crashed on a motorway in Florida on May 7.
Tesla revealed the fatality last night after US traffic safety regulators opened a preliminary investigation into the collision.
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http://www.standard.co.uk/business/t...-a3285761.html
Clearly, the problem was the fact that an "articulated lorry" shouldn't have been in Florida. So the autopilot failed to recognize it as a threat. The autopilot could have easily avoided a tractor trailer.
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