‘An incident video circulated online showing a Tesla vehicle with Tesla’s Full-Self Driving (FSD) system activated nearly colliding with a railroad and intersection signal because it failed to detect them while driving with the FSD system on in the United States, sparking discussions.
According to U.S. NBC News on the 28th local time, the driver, Craig Doty, who owned the Tesla FSD accident video that spread online recently, claimed that there was a problem with Tesla’s FSD technology or at least a defect in the FSD software installed in his vehicle.
In the accident video, a vehicle crossing the railroad on the road ahead continued to drive towards it without slowing down, turned right just before colliding with the train, hit the intersection barrier, and came to a stop.
The video has garnered millions of views online.
Doty stated that the accident occurred on the 8th in Ohio, with the vehicle traveling at 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) at the time.
According to the accident report from the police, even though it was foggy at the time, the red light of the intersection signal was flashing at least 5 seconds before the accident, captured in the vehicle’s black box video.
Doty stated that he was using the FSD system at the time and expected the vehicle to stop upon seeing the intersection signal.
However, due to the vehicle continuing to drive without reducing speed, he had to manually apply the brakes and turn the steering wheel to the right.
He said, “I am the only person in the car, so the accident is obviously my fault,” but he also complained, “but I think it’s a bigger problem that darn car didn’t recognize the train.”
The police investigating the accident fined Doty $175 for vehicle control failure.
While Tesla’s FSD implies fully autonomous driving, it is actually a driver-assist feature that requires constant driver intervention.
Tesla states on its website that, “Your car is capable of driving almost everywhere with minimal driver intervention and will continue to improve,” but also emphasizes that “the current available Autopilot and FSD features require active driver supervision, and the vehicle is not autonomously driving.”
Tesla sells this product for a one-time payment of $8,000 or as a subscription for $99 per month.
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