Replies to post #85888 on Tesla Inc (TSLA)

[boston745]

Meek Mill New Hummer EV Almost Killed Me!!!

Back in March, Meek posted a flick of a wrecked GMC but recently revealed how it happened -- he claims the brake pedal fell off, and the car even started driving on him ... while it was in park!!!

https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/22/meek-mill-hummer-ev-gmc-brake-pedal-failed-elon-musk-tesla/

Non Tesla vehicle driving itself. Article tries to make it seem like Teslas behave any better but theyve been mired in numerous problems like this across its portfolio of vehicles. Cybertrucks have experienced alot of the same issues.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/22/meek-mill-hummer-ev-gmc-brake-pedal-failed-elon-musk-tesla/

With the rise of self-driving car technology, it's possible that computer systems on these vehicles could malfunction due to cosmic rays. What if, during an automated trip, imagery from a camera mounted at the front of the car became corrupted and the on-board computer failed to spot a person walking out in front of the vehicle?

However, the research is yet to be published and he says he's not allowed to reveal what the starting level of accuracy was during the experiments.

Such interventions could make self-driving cars of the future safer but they wouldn't eliminate the possibility of a cosmic ray causing other problems. And this raises an interesting conundrum for insurers.

"In a world of fully autonomous vehicles, how can you prove the accident happened because of cosmic rays?" says Rech. "That is very challenging. I mean, it's impossible, by definition." In ambiguous cases, disputes over whether a human or technology manufacturer – or space weather – was at fault might be difficult to resolve

Impossible to prove but can and does happen. Can even be emulated in a lab setting.


https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221011-how-space-weather-causes-computer-errors