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Tesla Crash Raises Concerns About Autonomous Vehicle Regulation
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Tesla Crash Raises Concerns About Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

The fatal crash of a Tesla Motors Inc Model S in Autopilot mode has turned up pressure on auto industry executives and regulators to ensure that automated driving technology is deployed safely. The first such known accident, which occurred in Florida in May, has highlighted tensions surrounding efforts to turn over responsibility for braking, steering and driving judgments to machines. It may delay the U.S. government's plan to outline guidelines for self-driving cars this month. The cause of the Model S crash is still under investigation by federal and Florida state authorities, which are looking into whether the driver was distracted before his 2015 Model S went under a truck trailer. Advocates of automating driving point to research that shows 90 percent of accidents are caused...
Real Story Behind Tesla Autopilot Crash in Model S From Tesla
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Real Story Behind Tesla Autopilot Crash in Model S From Tesla

We learned yesterday evening that NHTSA is opening a preliminary evaluation into the performance of Autopilot during a recent fatal crash that occurred in a Model S, Tesla wrote on its official blog. Company has also recognized and described how the autopilot mode accident occurs. The company said that this is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated. Among all vehicles in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles. Worldwide, there is a fatality approximately every 60 million miles. It is important to emphasize that the NHTSA action is simply a preliminary evaluation to determine whether the system worked according to expectations. Following standard practice, Tesla informed NHTSA about the incident immediately after it occurred. ...