Tesla disagrees with the NHTSA's analysis on their autopilot system, but agrees to add new features. Self-driving cars have been deployed as driverless taxis in some US cities. Incidents highlight the tendency of self-driving cars to stop in the middle of the road when encountering problems.
Tesla did not agree with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ( NHTSA ) analysis, but agreed to add new features. Tesla ’s autopilot system is not fully autonomous, since a human driver has to be present at all times. But autonomous, self-driving cars have already been deployed as driverless taxis , or “robotaxis”, in several US cities, including San Francisco and Phoenix.
As the company’s website explained: “The AV detected a collision, bringing the vehicle to a stop; then attempted to pull over to avoid causing further road safety issues, pulling the individual forward approximately 20 feet.”These incidents highlight a tendency by self-driving cars to stop in the middle of the road as soon as they encounter perceived problems. As human motorists will know, is not always safe to do so and can cause even bigger problems on the roa
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