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US probes Tesla's Full Self-Driving software after fatal crash

(www.reuters.com)
410 points jjulius | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.855s | source
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alexjplant ◴[19 Oct 24 17:05 UTC] No.41888998[source]▶
> The collision happened because the sun was in the Tesla driver's eyes, so the Tesla driver was not charged, said Raul Garcia, public information officer for the department.

Am I missing something or is this the gross miscarriage of justice that it sounds like? The driver could afford a $40k vehicle but not $20 polarized shades from Amazon? Negligence is negligence.

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macintux ◴[19 Oct 24 17:11 UTC] No.41889033[source]▶
I have no idea what the conditions were like for this incident, but I’ve blown through a 4-way stop sign when the sun was setting. There’s only so much sunglasses can do.
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1. eptcyka ◴[19 Oct 24 17:17 UTC] No.41889072[source]▶
If environmental factors incapacitate you, should you not slow down or stop?