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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/06/tesla-driver-blames-autopilot-for-crash-into-police-car/
A Massachusetts man is facing a negligent-driving charge after his Tesla slammed into a police car that was parked by the side of the road. According to a state trooper, the man had Tesla's Autopilot technology turned on and said that he "must not have been paying attention." The crash occurred in December, but the defendant, Nicholas Ciarlone, was only recently charged in the incident.
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Tesla is aiming to build a more sophisticated self-driving system that fully understands the surrounding environment. Hopefully, Tesla's "full self-driving" software will eventually detect a situation like this and respond appropriately. But as of at least last December, the technology seems to still be a work in progress.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 03 2020, @02:54AM
When the parents of the Boomers were still racing dinosaurs around the time square, they already knew about the 85th percentile. Real engineers - yes, traffic engineers are a thing - use the 85th percentile.
Police departments desperate for revenues adjust that 85th percentile down to about the 60th. That provides a steady flow of revenue, because only retards drive at the 60th percentile. I mean, people who never should have been given a license.
Let me explain that 85th percentile. You build a road, and you put no speed limit on it. Instead, you use a nice radar setup, and find out how fast everyone is driving on your nice new road. After a month or two, you do the math, and determine that the 85th percentile was driving at 72 mile per hour. THAT is your speed limit. Round it off to 70 or 75, and you're good to go. Many slower drivers will speed up a bit, and many faster drivers will slow down a bit. And there should only be a few outliers who refuse to either slow down, or speed up, to match the speed limit.
If you're interested, you can look it up. Key word is 85th percentile, and traffic engineer.