The case is believed to be the first time that U.S. prosecutors have brought felony charges against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system.

Tesla driver who killed 2 people while using autopilot must pay $23,000 in restitution without having to serve any jail time::The case is believed to be the first time that U.S. prosecutors have brought felony charges against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system.

  • @[email protected]English
    33•11 months ago

    Yeah, judging by the article, Tesla should take some responsibility here. Not that the driver should get off, if your car is blowing a red light at 120km/h you’re just not paying proper attention.

    • @HerrBeterEnglish
      13•11 months ago

      Sure, I’d prefer to know more exactly the time between. Was it 2 seconds or 25? But my premise is this shouldn’t happen in the software. I know I read some time ago that Teslas had shut off the software moments before collision, no time to save it, but I’d have to double check that. All to blame the customer

      Automakers should not be allowed to use the unsuspecting public as toys for their experimental software, it quickly becomes a 1-4 ton death machine, but I think we agree on that.

      • @[email protected]English
        7•11 months ago

        Oh yeah, I work in software development myself. No way I’d trust my life to something like Tesla’s autopilot, which is perpetually in beta, relies on just the camera feed and is basically run by a manager that has clear issues with over promising and under delivering (among other things). You can get away with shit like that for a website or mobile app, but these are people’s lives.

    • @PriorityMotifEnglish
      8•11 months ago

      Sounds like a convenient excuse by the driver who ran a red light.