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What happens when you push the limits of technology before it is ready

ByRajiv Makhni
Jul 09, 2016 09:28 PM IST

Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using auto-pilot mode’. This headline or derivations of it have been coming in at the speed of light. The reasons why it has made such big news are manifold. It’s the first fatal crash for an auto-pilot car, it’s a huge setback for the self-driving car industry and it’s devastating news for the first-user geeks and nerds. But within it lies another story.

Preliminary findings reveal a tractor-trailer turned in front of the Tesla car when it was in auto-pilot mode. The sensors couldn’t tell the white trailer apart from the bright Florida sky
Preliminary findings reveal a tractor-trailer turned in front of the Tesla car when it was in auto-pilot mode. The sensors couldn’t tell the white trailer apart from the bright Florida sky
A self-driving car leaves the occupant free to do other things like read, chat, and even watch a movie (that’s what apparently the driver of the crashed Tesla was doing).
A self-driving car leaves the occupant free to do other things like read, chat, and even watch a movie (that’s what apparently the driver of the crashed Tesla was doing).
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