10-07-2021, 07:44 PM
I've never owned a Corvair.
Not auto-braking is only one of the questions I have.
I'm curious as to how the Tesla came to collide with the police vehicle, when it was (presumably) off the road.
She pulled over to the side of the road.
Typically the police vehicle would stop behind the first, most often slightly to the left to afford some protection for the cop as he stands near the driver's door.
Did the Tesla strike the left rear of the car or was it directly behind it?
Obviously the driver wasn't paying sufficient, if any attention, or there wouldn't have been a crash.
Was the driver thinking 'The Tesla has auto-braking so I don't have to'?!
I have no sympathy for drivers who while using Tesla's Autopilot feature, crash their car.
They should have known better, probably did, but behaved stupidly anyway.
The same applies to auto-braking, regardless of what part emergency lighting may or may not play in the crashes.
It's great to know what might be allowing Teslas to crash in these investigated instances, but none of that would seem to relieve the drivers of their ultimate responsibility — driving the car.
Safely.
Not auto-braking is only one of the questions I have.
I'm curious as to how the Tesla came to collide with the police vehicle, when it was (presumably) off the road.
She pulled over to the side of the road.
Typically the police vehicle would stop behind the first, most often slightly to the left to afford some protection for the cop as he stands near the driver's door.
Did the Tesla strike the left rear of the car or was it directly behind it?
Obviously the driver wasn't paying sufficient, if any attention, or there wouldn't have been a crash.
Was the driver thinking 'The Tesla has auto-braking so I don't have to'?!
I have no sympathy for drivers who while using Tesla's Autopilot feature, crash their car.
They should have known better, probably did, but behaved stupidly anyway.
The same applies to auto-braking, regardless of what part emergency lighting may or may not play in the crashes.
It's great to know what might be allowing Teslas to crash in these investigated instances, but none of that would seem to relieve the drivers of their ultimate responsibility — driving the car.
Safely.