Whose fault is it if a self-propelled, Tesla crashes?

Posted on 14-05-2015 at 13:23 by ricardo – 33 Comments”

The automaker from California think there is a answer to have.

Tesla’s are crammed to the management board of the drive off your hands. At least, for a part. Since October 2014, the Model S is equipped with sensors and cameras that are necessary for this feature, soon to be activated when the software is ready, and via an over-the-air update is being rolled out to the elektrosedan.

Tesla barrel all the autonomic functions together under the heading of Auto Pilot, where a large part of the drive by the driver is done. But keeping a distance, road signs and read and automatic lane change is something that the Model S on their own. However, if such a verkeershandeling a times things go wrong, and Elon’s Car, Pilot a crash caused, so who is guilty?

According to the Wall Street Journal has Tesla a convenient way found to be the responsibility of the director to lay down. Because there is only a lane changed when the turn signal is used. That way the driver is always in the act concerned:

“By hitting a turn-signal stalk, a driver theoretically acknowledges road conditions are appropriate for a passing maneuver and therefore takes responsibility for the consequences.”

In addition, can Tesla in this way, a semi-self-propelled auto sales in countries where according to the law still not allowed on the road. However it seems that it takes some time before the feature is available. Auto Pilot would, at first, “a few months” after the launch in October, will be rolled out, which was recently moved to June, but according to a source from the WSJ, they also that date does not save and it is much later. Classic Elon.