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

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410 points jjulius | 2 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rKarpinski ◴[19 Oct 24 17:08 UTC] No.41889014[source]▶
'Pedestrian' in this context seems pretty misleading

"Two vehicles collided on the freeway, blocking the left lane. A Toyota 4Runner stopped, and two people got out to help with traffic control. A red Tesla Model Y then hit the 4Runner and one of the people who exited from it. "

edit: Parent article was changed... I was referring to the title of the NPR article.

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neom ◴[19 Oct 24 17:14 UTC] No.41889056[source]▶
That is the correct use of pedestrian as a noun.
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1. szundi ◴[19 Oct 24 17:18 UTC] No.41889081[source]▶
I think parent commenter emphasized the context.

Leaving out context that would otherwise change the interpretation of most or targeted people is the main way to misled those people without technically lying.

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2. neom ◴[19 Oct 24 17:28 UTC] No.41889153[source]▶
I mean it's the literal language they use in the report[1]. Personally, would much prefer a publication to be technically correct, a person on foot on a motorway is referred to as a pedestrian, that is the name for that.

[1]https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2024/INOA-PE24031-23232.pdf