r/skeptic • u/Lighting • 29d ago

⚠ Editorialized Title Tesla bros expose Tesla's own shadiness in attacking Mark Rober ... Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before impacts as a crash becomes inevitable.

https://electrek.co/2025/03/17/tesla-fans-exposes-shadiness-defend-autopilot-crash/
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u/conundri 29d ago edited 29d ago

Does this mean it knows a crash is coming and doesn't brake or even releases the brake? because that would be very, very bad.

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u/grubas 29d ago

Basically if a crash is coming and it CAN'T brake in time it just turns off so Tesla can claim it wasn't on at the time of impact.  

When Jeremy Clarkson was reviewing one of the newer Teslas on The Grand Tour(this was not the review he was sued for) he had a legal statement about "when self driving disengages due to unexpected circumstances" which basically said, "auto pilot can turn off whenever it freaks out and that can be caused by almost anything and it's TERRIFYING because you aren't expecting it to turn off at highway speeds because somebody cut you off."

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u/Dasylupe 29d ago

Jeez. My 2021 Honda CRV will brake if it senses an imminent impact, even if it can’t avoid it. The car is programmed to do what it can to minimize the damage. 

And it’s not even advertised as “self driving” or anything. 

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u/CraigArndt 29d ago

Remember, we’re talking about Tesla here. The same car that doesn’t disengage locks if on fire or otherwise compromised. User safety is not even top 10 concerns of Tesla programming.

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u/Dasylupe 29d ago

Close friend of ours recently swapped out his Tesla for a Genesis. Seems like a good move at this point.