This is about as predictable a failure as passwordless logins. If you can’t secure your software product against it being used outside its intended use case, then stop, go back, you fucked up.

IMHO this comes down to how those features are sold and explained to drivers:

• if Tesla expects drivers to read through the manual and understand how FSD and autopilot work in order to use them safely it’s on Tesla. People simply don’t do it (not for Tesla or any other cars) and you have to make sure your features are intuitive and easy to understand. If they are not you’re doing it wrong

• if this is explained clearly to people when they buy the car, there are warning messages and clear instructions and people still use them wrong it’s on the drivers. There will always be stupid drivers, you should not disable new features just because 1% of drivers are too stupid to use them.

No shit…

This is the best summary I could come up with:

After a long day of fishing in Key Largo, Fla., Dillon Angulo and Naibel Benavides Leon pulled to the side of the road and hopped out of their Chevy Tahoe to look at the stars.

The crash is one of at least eight fatal or serious wrecks involving Tesla Autopilot on roads where the driver assistance software could not reliably operate, according to a Post analysis of two federal databases, legal records and other public documents.

While NHTSA has several ongoing investigations into the company and specific crashes, critics argue the agency’s approach is too reactive and has allowed a flawed technology to put Tesla drivers — and those around them — at risk.

In a sworn deposition last year first detailed by Reuters and obtained by The Post, Tesla’s head of Autopilot, Ashok Elluswamy, said he was unaware of any document describing limitations on where and under what conditions the feature could operate.

Tesla’s commitment to driver independence and responsibility is different from some competitors, whose driver-assistance technologies are loaded with high-definition maps with rigorous levels of detail that can tip vehicles off to potential roadway hazards and obstructions.

In 2021, NTSB sent another letter to NHTSA about Autopilot, calling on the agency to “include sensible safeguards, protocols, and minimum performance standards to ensure the safety of motorists and other vulnerable road users.”

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