Tesla Whistleblower Says ‘Autopilot’ System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads::“It affects all of us because we are essentially experiments in public roads.”

  • Zoolander@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    My pet theory is that people are so erratically different as drivers that the data they’re collecting is too variable to make it useful. Throw in people who aren’t paying attention or are on their phones and Teslas might teach themselves bad behavior.

    • Takumidesh@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Tbf, Tesla’s are the only cars that actually know you are on your phone and/or not paying attention.

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        7 months ago

        And then make you look at and use a giant touchscreen to control anything, taking your attention off the road.

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        7 months ago

        That’s not entirely true. They didn’t activate any of the interior cameras until 2022. The majority of their training data doesn’t have that context. Additionally, you can technically disable that camera by turning off data sharing from the vehicle.

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          7 months ago

          So it is true, but it wasn’t true in the past? It can also be disabled by breaking the camera or putting tape over it. The point is that it does do that, which is a true statement.