The U.S. government’s road safety agency is again investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The U.S. government’s road safety agency is again investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility, including sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

In addition to the pedestrian’s death, another crash involved an injury, the agency said.

Investigators will look into the ability of “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.”

  • @NeoNachtwaechterEnglish
    2•1 month ago

    and in practice Tesla FSD beta is SAE level 4.

    In theory this is pure bull, and in practice it is level 4 bull.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 month ago

      That’s what I read from an article but I don’t think whether they’re level 4 or not doesn’t really matter. The point is they officially claim to be level 2 but their cars clearly function beyond level 2.

      • @NeoNachtwaechterEnglish
        1•1 month ago

        cars clearly function beyond level 2.

        You want to read again what level 4 means.

        Between the levels it is not just about function, but about completeness of circumstances.