Tesla Robotaxi Freaks Out and Drives into Oncoming Traffic on First Day - FuelArc News
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I saw the Tesla Robotaxi:

  • Drive into oncoming traffic, getting honked at in the process.
  • Signal a turn and then go straight at a stop sign with turn signal on.
  • Park in a fire lane to drop off the passenger.

And that was in a single 22 minute ride. Not great performance at all.

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    Man, I cannot figure out why that vehicle was turning. What is it trying to avoid? Why does it think there could be road there? Why doesn’t it try to correct its action mid way?

    I’m really concerned about that last question. I have to assume that at some point prior to impact, the system realized it made a mistake. Surely. So why didn’t it try to recover from the situation? Does it have a system for recovering from errors, or does it just continue and say “well I’ll get it next time, now on with the fetal crash”?

    • Rexios@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      That wasn’t FSD. In the crash report it shows FSD wasn’t enabled. The driver applied a torque to the steering wheel and disengaged it. They were probably reaching into the back seat while “supervising”.

      • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
        2·
        11 hours ago

        I covered that crash.

        FSD is never enabled at the moment of impact, because FSD shuts off less than a second before impact, so that Tesla’s lawyers and most loyal fans can make exactly the arguments you are making. Torque would be applied to the steering wheel when any vehicle departs the roadway, as the driver is thrown around like a ragdoll as they clutch the wheel. Depending on the car, torque can also be applied externally to the tires by rough terrain to shift the steering wheel.

        No evidence to suggest the driver was distracted. Prove me wrong if you have that evidence.

        Also welcome to the platform, new user!

      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 hours ago

        You weren’t the user who posted that video, but you seem to be quite knowledgeable in this specific case…

        Can you link that crash report? Or can you cite some confirmed details about the incident?