The police reported that the Model 3 “failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and struck the residence” at a “high rate of speed.” The crash involved a woman, Martha Avila, who was inside the house. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead “due to injuries she sustained from the crash,” police said. The police release said there were “no signs of intoxication” from the driver, who was also cooperative during the investigation.
But the driver at the time was the car.
How often is the auto pilot at fault and not the pilot for airplane incidents?
Hint: the answer is never.
Autosteer is just fancy cruise control.
It’s not like the driver got out of the car and let the car drive on its own.
Seriously. It takes barely any motion from the driver to disable the system. Grab the wheel and pull. Tap the brake. Flip the control stalk up/hit the off button.
The driver’s job is to not hit shit with her car. Period. Nobody should ever assume that the car will protect their lives. Whether it intends to or its not capable or what. It’s on the driver for not taking over and avoiding a collision. Always. Without exception.