The chief technology officer of a technology supplier that enables Tesla’s semi-autonomous Autopilot driving technology believes the carmaker is pushing the safety envelope too far.
“It is not designed to cover all possible crash situations in a safe manner,” Amnon Shashua, CTO and executive chairman at Israel-based Mobileye NV, told Reuters Wednesday.
Shashua’s comments came the same day a second fatal accident was revealed through a lawsuit filed against Tesla by the father of a man allegedly driving a Model S with the Autopilot engaged.
Florida Highway Safety PatrolThe Tesla Model S involved in a fatal accident in Florida in May. The car struck a semitrailer truck because the driver was likely not fully engaged with the vehicle and the Autopilot’s radar and cameras could not see the white truck against a bright sky.
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Source: COMPUTER WORLD