Hacker News with Generative AI: Autopilot

Lufthansa plane flown by autopilot after pilot faints in cockpit (scmp.com)
A Lufthansa flight was flown by autopilot when the co-pilot, alone in the cockpit as the pilot had stepped away to use the bathroom, fainted, Spanish investigators said in a report about an incident last year that was released on Saturday.

Aviation, Autopilot, Safety, Accidents

55 points by gscott 6 days ago | 51 comments

Tesla fans exposes Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash (electrek.co)
A group of Tesla fans and investors has inadvertently exposed Tesla’s shadiness regarding crashes involving Autopilot by attempting to claim that the advanced driver-assist system was not active in a crash test.

Tesla, Autopilot, Electric Vehicles, Safety, Consumer Advocacy

65 points by choult 67 days ago | 17 comments

95 Tesla deaths have involved fires or Autopilot failures (businessinsider.com)
95 people appear to have died as a result of Teslas that caught fire or were using Autopilot.

Tesla, Autopilot, Safety, Accidents, Electric Vehicles

32 points by jrflowers 172 days ago | 8 comments

The Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash (wsj.com)

Tesla, Autopilot, Automotive Safety, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis

13 points by ksajadi 298 days ago | 3 comments

In 2017, the feds said Tesla Autopilot cut crashes 40%–that was bogus (2019) (arstechnica.com)

Tesla, Autopilot, Autonomous Vehicles, Safety, Misinformation

57 points by mcguire 375 days ago | 24 comments

Tesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says (theguardian.com)