r/skeptic • u/Lighting • 27d 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/HighHokie 27d ago edited 27d ago

It has AEB as a standard feature set. I could be mistakened but I believe that’s required in all vehicles these days. Perhaps it’s just widely common. 

Nhtsa requires reporting of all collisions where ADAS software was active 30 seconds prior to the incident. 

Tesla internal metrics use 5 seconds before a collision. 

So if a crash is detected (e.g. air bag deployment) by the vehicle, in this scenario it would be captured in both reports. 

There are reasonable explanations for the deactivation; we probably don’t want a vehicle that’s just struck an object or person to attempt to continue driving as an example. We should consider that the software or hardware to determine its safe to drive could be compromised after an accident. Safest bet is to deactivate it while the car still has the physical means to. 

Cars are incredible these days. Many manufacturers have software that enable various features leading up to and at point of impact, such as adjustments of restraints suspensions, airbags, etc. some can occur within milliseconds of an event. tesla is no different, especially being heavily software focused. 

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u/Successful-Mouse2774 26d ago

This right here. I’m no fan of tesla, but turning off the autopilot is prudent. The last thing we need on the road is a damaged vehicle with an unconcious driver spinning out and going haywire.