It turns out that the accident of Tesla Model X where the driver died occurred in the same situation as in the past case



In the accident of Tesla Model X that occurred on March 23, 2018, a driver running on a highway collided with a median strip that separates roads, and a driver who was on a driver's seat died. At the time of the accident, I knew that the automatic driving support function "Auto pilot" was turned on, but the situation where this accident happened is similar to the accident occurred in September 2017 It is pointed out that the possibility that accidents are likely to occur under certain circumstances is known.

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It is the news program of KGO-TV of the West Coast Local Bureau under the umbrella of the Disney ABC Television Group in the United States reporting this content. The content revealed in the interview of the same station 'I - Team' is reported in the news.


Tesla model S. wrecked after colliding with the median strip on the highway. But this is not the situation of the accident that occurred in March 2018, but the situation of the accident that occurred on the morning of 21st September 2017.


A camera of a large truck contained a state immediately after this accident occurred. When the rising sunrise is still running on a dazzling highway ......


I encountered model S right after colliding with the median strip. After this, the truck driver rushed to the accident car and headed for rescue, but the accident in March, 2018 is also an accident that happened in such dazzling sun backlight.


Model X crashed into the median strip and broke greatly. As you can see from the fact that digestive agents are scattered in the surroundings, reports are reported that intense flames have increased after the accident. And one thing that is common to both accidents is the situation that "Autopilot was on".


The state just after the accident is like this. You can see that the front part of the car body is blown away without a trace.


When I-Team's news gathering group proceeded with the investigation, the fact that there are several drivers who came into a situation similar to these accidents has emerged. One driver noticed that the car was running on the median strip without permission when he was driving on the same highway with autopilot on in the morning hours. I accidentally got hurt by griping the handle and braking it, but it was about to collide with the median strip a little more.


Another driver is likely to collide with the median strip during night driving, and by successfully applying a sudden braking it is successfully evaded at the timing of a moment. In both cases, it seems that it happened in a situation where the autopilot is on and running along the white line drawn on the road.


A state that reproduces the same situation is also made public. Model S running on junction of expressway with many lanes. Autopilot is on, running in the middle of the lane ... ...


The car slowly moves to the left side of the road.


The camera contains an exit road that leaves from the main line of the highway, the white line drawn along it, and the state of the median strip beyond it. The driver who got scared grips the steering wheel immediately to return to the original lane.


Driver who returned safely to the original lane and got through without hesitation. In this verification, the driver grasped the handle but in the accident on March 23, 2018 the vehicle detected that there was no driver operation and issued an alert, but for 6 seconds until the moment of the accident It seems that evidence that the driver operated the steering wheel etc is not left in the train.


Taken together from these things, the autopilot function is on, and it is highlighting that there are cases where the computer misjudges the case under the situation that strong light such as sunlight or lighting enters the camera, in particular. Although these technologies including autopilot introduced by technological innovation are these technologies, they are not "automatic operation" which can not completely leave judgment but are "semi-automatic operation" to the last and are "driving support function" It is a tough fact. Tesla also cites the item "As autopilot is a function assumed only for drivers who are in perfect attention state" as a precaution of the auto pilot function.


In the explanation of Model X, a sentence "Automatic handle function is beta version" is also attached. Although it seems that there is an element called expo to avoid the responsibility in case of emergency, the automatic driving function is still in the process of development, and it is said that the driver still needs to pay attention to the driver himself safely It seems necessary to recognize.


In addition, some vehicles equipped with the "automatic driving" function warn of driver's attention lowering. GM driving support function "SuperCruise"It is said that using a camera that reflects the driver's seat, it has a mechanism to warn the driver when looking away from the direction of travel. I-Team states in the news that Tesla should have the same function.


Incidentally, the accident that collided with the median strip seems likely to have confused Autopilot's computer in the situation of the white line. As shown in the picture below, there are two white lines in the scene of the accident, but depending on how far the white line was pulled in front of you, it is not recognized well that the "branch road" is well understood and the normal lane It may be that there is a possibility that it crashed into the median strip by misunderstanding it.

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