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

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410 points jjulius | 1 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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Retric ◴[19 Oct 24 17:14 UTC] No.41889049[source]▶
More clarity may change people’s opinion of the accident, but IMO pedestrian meaningfully represents someone who is limited to human locomotion and lacks any sort of protection in a collision.

Which seems like a reasonable description of the type of failure involved in the final few seconds before impact.

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rKarpinski ◴[19 Oct 24 18:11 UTC] No.41889482[source]▶
Omitting that the pedestrian was on a freeway meaningfully mis-represents the situation.
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1. nkrisc ◴[20 Oct 24 08:57 UTC] No.41894022{3}[source]▶
No, you’re not allowed to hit pedestrians on the freeway either.

There are many reasons why a pedestrian might be on the freeway. It’s not common but I see it at least once a month and I drive extra carefully when I do, moving over if I can and slowing down.