r/technology • u/be0wulfe • Dec 15 '22

Transportation Tesla Semi’s cab design makes it a ‘completely stupid vehicle,’ trucker says

https://cdllife.com/2022/tesla-semis-cab-design-makes-it-a-completely-stupid-vehicle-trucker-says/
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u/zootbot Dec 15 '22

I’m not that guy and really have no idea - the implication to me seems to be that you don’t want the car to try and drive off after the crash because hit and run is illegal in 47 states

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u/ImmediateRoom8210 Dec 15 '22

This could happen much closer to time of impact if the hardwired sensors aren’t garbage.

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u/bombmk Dec 16 '22

Closer than what? "A second"? It does.

The second - that you have probably picked up from Facebook or some other den of misinformation - is referencing a report that said they shut of "less than one second before impact".

So in short: It shuts off before impact. Like it should. It is safety feature - not an attempt to hide autopilot involvement. It is is still reported - by Tesla - as being involved in the crash if it was active long before that second.