your current location is:Home > carHomecar

U.S. auto safety agency warns: Dangerous! Don't use kids to test self-driving performance

  • joy
  • 2022-08-18 13:28:59
  • 144 read
  according to reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a warning to Tesla owne...

  according to reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a warning to Tesla owners who plan to use their own children to test the vehicle's self-driving technology: Don't do it .

  "Anyone trying to test vehicle technology on their own could be very dangerous," NHTSA said. The statement was in response to a recent tweet from some Tesla owners showing one owner using a child while testing the vehicle's so-called Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode.

  The agency warns: "No one should risk their own or anyone else's life to test the performance of vehicle technology. Consumers should never try to create their own test scenarios, or use real people, especially children, to test the performance of vehicle technology. performance."

  Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations unit, did not respond to a request for comment.

  A 10-minute or so video has recently circulated on social media Twitter, showing the interior of a Tesla parked on a residential street with occupants testing its self-driving mode. In one test, a child was standing on the street and the vehicle started to move slowly, then the vehicle stopped when it reached the child.

  The video follows another earlier this month that showed a Tesla car hitting and running over a child-sized mannequin.

  Autopilot technology is currently under scrutiny, especially after NHTSA last year began investigating whether Tesla's Autopilot was flawed. The investigation, which was launched after more than a dozen crashes involving emergency vehicles, marks a regulatory crackdown on the special feature after years of complaints from safety advocates about the company's marketing of its driver-assistance systems as Autopilot and FSD. Sla's attitude changed.

  In a statement released Wednesday, NHTSA repeated its claim: "None of the vehicles currently on the market are capable of autonomous driving."

  NHTSA also said the agency has a 2017 Tesla Model S 90D that received the FSD beta software update on April 1. The update sheds new light on the vehicle's capabilities after the agency requested it in January, documents posted online show. In response, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday: "Okay, we'll turn it on."

  NHTSA said the car is one of several it has for testing and is currently undergoing testing at its facility in East Liberty, Ohio.


TAG: No label

Article Comments (0)

    • This article has not received comments yet, hurry up and grab the first frame~


Top