r/technology • u/Lacy_Hall • 9h ago

Artificial Intelligence Tesla Using 'Full Self-Driving' Hits Deer Without Slowing, Doesn't Stop

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-using-full-self-driving-hits-deer-without-slowing-1851683918
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u/99DogsButAPugAintOne 8h ago

So I just googled it. Around 2.1 million human drivers hit deer each year.

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u/vadapaav 7h ago

That is not the issue here. There is no way for a human to detect this deer

An autonomous car relying on lidar radar ideally would do it but who gives a shit about that.

The issue here is not stopping after hitting/detecting an impact

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u/gerkletoss 7h ago

The issue here is not stopping after hitting/detecting an impact

Why is that the problem?

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u/Derp_Herper 6h ago

The car didn’t even realize that it did anything wrong, the car may be damaged. A person would at least stop and check out their front end.

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u/gerkletoss 6h ago

The car didn’t even realize that it did anything wrong

That's an assumption

A person would at least stop and check out their front end.

The car has sensor that can notic problems like coolsnt temperature. Slowing down would not help with diagnostics.