On the automatic driving the avant-garde, tesla said to do it. At present the company has provided its Model S called Autopilot automatic driving, car can be in the condition of high-speed cruise from his car, lane, the driver's driving load is reduced greatly.
Tesla's high-speed train Automatic driving insecure?
However, sometimes cannot fully automatic driving.
According to foreign media reports, a called Chris Thomann the tesla Model S owners recently there was a car crash when using automated driving function, high speed train in front of the truck, lead to face dead before their vehicles.
According to Chris Thomann description, at the time the Model S change lanes in front of the car is a car collision avoidance, a stop on the highway truck this truck almost half of the driveway. The Model S seems to have been aware of it at the front of the vehicle began to change lanes, but it didn't see the truck parked on the road. As a result, the Model S a slight acceleration crashed into the truck.
To this, Chris Thomann accused tesla didn't to inform of the limitation of the autopilot, but the personage inside course of study reminds, Chris Thomann should look at the Model S instruction manual.
Because clearly pointed out in the manual "Traffic awareness Cruise Control (Traffic - Aware Cruise Control) system may not be to avoid the static vehicle and the brake or slow down, especially in such a situation: you are driving at a speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour, after the car in front of you change lanes, you suddenly appeared before a stationary vehicle or object. The driver should always pay attention to the road ahead, ready to take urgent corrective actions. Totally dependent on Traffic awareness Cruise Control system may lead to serious casualty accidents."
In the end, Chris Thomann admitted that he needs to focus more on driving, but he stressed that "if you find your car in front of 1000 can be correctly to slow down, you will often involuntarily believe it. Is my naive."





