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Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing (apnews.com)

submitted 2 months ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 90 points 2 months ago (24 children)

The company has cautioned that cars equipped with the system cannot actually drive themselves and that motorists must be ready at all times to intervene if necessary.

This describes a level 2 system...

And in less than two months, the company is scheduled to unveil a vehicle built expressly to be a robotaxi.

...but this would require a level 4 system.

“It’s not even close, and it’s not going to be next year,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety.

And so I tend to agree, fully.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Aren't level 4 systems still illegal in the US anyway? I remember Volkswagen holding off on a minibus due to this limitation when they managed to create a working proof of concept 8ish years ago

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aren’t level 4 systems still illegal in the US anyway?

How can something that does not exist be illegal?

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

By creating regulations that apply to the creation of those things? Level 1 AVs exist and as such regulations exist for AVs. These regulations apply to level 4 AVs despite being mostly theoretical.

The other commenter in this thread basically already answered this as well by talking about how manufacturers need to prove the safety of it before it can be green it.

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