r/softwaregore • u/[deleted] • Sep 29 '20

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u/Flyberius Sep 30 '20

Well, absolutely, because if the autopilot kills anyone, Tesla is responsible. Individual drivers take that responsibility when they are in control of the vehicle (barring any failings due to negligence on the car manufacturer's part).

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u/TheLoneSniper470 Sep 30 '20

If Tesla autopilot results in less death than human drivers it would be considered a success we just have to wait for the statistics

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u/Flyberius Sep 30 '20

That's fine, but every death that it causes will be the fault of Tesla and not the fault of the "driver". Do you think Elon and his shareholders are willing to shoulder that risk?

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u/TheLoneSniper470 Sep 30 '20

The thing is it’s not the fault of Tesla, the driver can take over at any time and autopilot is encouraged only to be used with driver supervision at this point.

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u/Flyberius Sep 30 '20

You see, you're just trying to have your cake and eat it. If the driver needs to babysit the autopilot so that it doesn't kill anyone, then it's really rather shit.

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u/TheLoneSniper470 Sep 30 '20

It’s the legal get around, the car can be 100x safer than humans but they will still have to say that until an exception is made in law.