A recently published Wall Street Journal (WSJ) investigation shed light on why employee benefits are so low. Autopilot FSD Tesla’s performance has worsened over time, pointing to the “fundamental flaw” which causes so many failures in the Autopilot.
Of the more than 1,000 accidents reported by Tesla to the NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the WSJ analyzed more than 200 accidents involving Tesla cars equipped with Autopilot and FSD, thanks to “heavily redacted” federal files, something that the American media has not liked. They consider that They hide information.
Tesla and NHTSA would be hiding information, from the American point of view
According to the prestigious newspaper, the “fundamental failure” of Tesla’s Autopilot technology and its software Full-Self Drive It would essentially be the fact that the system is based exclusively on cameras and the examples of situations or obstacles that can be instilled in the software. That is, Elon Musk’s stubbornness to save costs by using only cameras (of increasingly poor resolution) and not associating them with a radar and a lidar (which can cost up to 800 dollars per unit per car approximately).
The investigation concludes that in these situations, Tesla’s Autopilot has struggled with obstacles and suggests that the system has also shown instances where cars can veer off the road while Autopilot FSD is engaged.
The research, on the other hand, also states that the information relating to some of the accidents has been hidden from the public. He WSJ states that both Tesla and NHTSA withheld vital information, such as specific details about the reported accidents. This includes things like the “accident narrative,” as well as the date the incidents occurred or the exact location.
Tesla defends its actions, saying the information is commercially confidential, while NHTSA cites its obligation to protect personal privacy under federal law, which is why it does not provide details such as the address and zip code of where the accidents occurred.
Are they really hiding information? It is difficult to determine, of course, but part of the problem undoubtedly lies in the concept of respect for private life. From an American perspective, the concept of respect for private life (the right of privacy) is different from the European one, with our data protection laws, it can be shocking that the NHTSA censors that data. In the US, the right of privacy emanates from the protection of individual freedomin the sense that one must protect oneself from possible abuses by the state, while in Europais a protection of dignity and honour of the people.
That is, if information is considered to be relevant to the public, a person’s data and address could be made public, even if that person does not want it and has nothing to do with, in this case, the accidents being investigated.
Above your private life is information for the public and the sacred freedom of expression, in the American sense where lying, defaming and insulting are considered freedom of expression. In Europe, this would be unthinkable and respect for privacy is sacred, which explains, for example, why Google Street View is practically not available in Germany.
In any case, whether the files are more or less censored does not change the results obtained by the WSJ, which coincide and go in the same direction as those of the NHTSA. Namely, There is a pattern of preventable accidentsIn several cases, Teslas have crashed into emergency vehicles (ambulances, fire trucks, police) that had their lights on.
There are other recorded cases of cars crashing into clearly visible objects or leaving the road at T-junctions. And all in order to save on costs and increase the margin on each car sold by not wanting to equip them with radar and lidar.
Source: www.motorpasion.com
