The change was an apparent acknowledgement that Full Self-Driving could be, in itself, a misleading term.
If you watch, the cars will sort of appear and disappear.
And parked cars move around.
A “self-driving” Tesla about to blow past a stopped school busThe Dawn Project
The system also tends not to pick up on the presence of children or smaller dogs, he adds.
Tesla FSD, however, can be activated anywhere.
Whats really bad for it is sunset or sunrise, Maltin says.
Take over, take over, help me!'
We experience the pitfalls of Tesla Vision several times during an hour-long drive.
Once, the car tries to steer us into plastic bollard posts it apparently cant see.
A human driver, of course, can peer around corners.
After a while, you start to anticipate these mistakes.
The feature will even remain engaged when a stuffed teddy bear is at the wheel.
We taught a bear how to drive a Tesla!
Shortly after that near-disaster, it misses its assigned exit on the left.
Elsewhere in the city, the car tries to make a left turn from a dedicated right-turn lane.
Such baffling responses to familiar L.A. conditions underscore how little practical knowledge of basic driving is programmed into FSD.
Its stop sign is extended outward on the left side, red lights flashing.
The teen, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was transported to a hospital by helicopter, and survived.
NHTSA determined that the vehicle had been traveling at highway speeds.
That said, Im not entirely sold on Googles driverless future, either.
Waymos have causedridiculous traffic jamsin the Bay Area and madecritical errorswhen confused by signage.
Like many unintended consequences of Silicon Valley disruption, the problem reads as absurd satire.
Nor perhaps can we ever design a flawless robotaxi.
For Tesla to put that principle into practice would be a welcome change one already long overdue.
