A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.

Automakers and tech developers testing and deploying self-driving and advanced driver assistance features will no longer have to report as much detailed, public crash information to the federal government, according to a new framework released today by the US Department of Transportation.

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  • BigMacHole@lemm.eeEnglish
    128·
    5 days ago

    This would be REALLY Corrupt if Elon Musk had donated a QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS TO TRUMP and then was Given a Government Oversight Position! FORTUNATELY Fox News told me that DIDNT happen!

      • LarryLurkman@lemm.eeEnglish
        34·
        5 days ago

        Yup, and that sleazy ass pig Donald Trump is making the roads more dangerous. I’m sick of his fucking shit.

        • grainOfSalt@lemm.eeEnglish
          5·
          4 days ago

          I didn’t even think about that. My adaptive cruise doesn’t even work in the snow because the sensor gets covered up. And I’m pretty sure that’s better tech than what Tesla uses.

    • L3s@hackingne.wsMEnglish
      16·
      5 days ago

      will no longer have to report as much detailed, public crash information to the federal government

      I feel like this is more incentive not to purchase one, than to purchase one

    • Tm12@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      5 days ago

      I don’t wanna get hit by one of these waiting for the bus.

  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachtsEnglish
    40·
    5 days ago

    All I can say is invest in 4k vehicle cameras. Get one facing one and one facing the rear. CYA for when these self-driving Teslas start crashing into everything.

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    4 days ago

    Serious question: If I get hit by one of these death machines, who can I (or my next-of-kin) sue? Has that been established in court?

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      4 days ago

      In a Musk-approved world:

      • You’re hit by a Tesla in FSD mode, the driver gets sued for not driving.
      • You’re hit by a fully autonomous Tesla taxi, you get sued for vandalism.
      • You’re the driver and FSD hit someone, you get sued.
      • You’re the owner and the car hits someone while you’re not in it, you get sued for owning it.
      • You’re the owner and it catches fire with you inside, you(r estate) gets sued for “not maintaining it”.
      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        4 days ago

        In all cases, the warranty on the Tesla in question is immediately voided. And the odometer starts running 15% faster with every major incident.

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Serious answer: the owner of the vehicle is responsible for it. You sue the owner, their insurance, possibly your insurance, possibly tesla, possibly nobody. The best result is to walk away avoiding court with more money.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    21·
    5 days ago

    Well that’s convenient for the author maker / oligarch / unelected government squatter running the country. I guess every once in awhile things just turn up his way.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I have absolutely no problem with self-driving vehicles and I’m fully prepared to accept that it is a possibility in the near future. However I am also utterly confident that it won’t be Tesla that finally cracks it, and I am sure that they will still call it “full self driving” even in a future where we have actual full self driving.

      The law really needs to be laid down on this stuff, unless it can actually drive itself without a human even in the vehicle, and do so reliably, then they’re not allowed to call it anything that implies that capability.