Tue, Feb 25, 2020 10:00 p.m.
"NTSB criticizes Tesla, regulators in Walter Huang's 2018 fatal Autopilot crash" | Autoblog
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said, in a hearing about the fatal 2018 Autopilot crash that killed Walter Huang, that Tesla has ignored safety recommendations issued in 2017.
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R.C.: Yeah, I always watch Looney Tunes when I'm driving.
Walter Huang, a 38-year-old Apple software engineer, was driving his Tesla Model X in 2018 in Mountain View, California, in Autopilot mode at about 70 miles per hour (113 kph) when it crashed into a safety barrier known as a "crash attenuator."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_attenuator
"Impact attenuator" - Wikipedia.
An impact attenuator, also known as a crash cushion, crash attenuator, or cowboy cushion, is a device intended to reduce the damage to structures, vehicles, and motorists resulting from a motor vehicle collision. Impact attenuators are designed to absorb the colliding vehicle's kinetic energy. They may also be designed to redirect the vehicle away from the hazard or away from roadway machinery ...
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R.C.: Yeah, the attenuator cushioned the crash alright.
I thought the same thing. That attenuator is supposed to prevent deaths. You hit in the crash but the attenuator absorbs most of the impact so the human inside the vehicle lives. That is how it is supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteThe Darwin effect: this guy's stupidity removed him from the gene pool. He had complained that the Tesla's autopilot had swerved towards this barrier in the past--so what does this fool do? He keeps on using the autopilot while playing a game on his phone.
ReplyDeleteAnd so much for the claim that Teslas are so safe: look at the front of this car--it is GONE. Other photos of crashed Teslas show them torn to pieces. In constrast, look at a crashed Mercedes--the passenger compartment stays intact. Once a SAAB hit a truck headon--the truck was raised in the air by the SAAB's windshield pillars. In contrast a Teslas is not recognizable after many accidents.