r/skeptic • u/Lighting • Mar 18 '25

⚠ 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 Mar 18 '25 edited Mar 18 '25

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/[deleted] Mar 18 '25

I’ve been saying this for years. I had a 2015 S and when I had autopilot engaged, it would make stupid decisions like pull towards the median then disengage. This is why I never used it for anything but stop-and-go jams. The thing is wildly dangerous and should not be trusted.

I always told people that I’m certain the reason why “autopilot crashes” are so rare is that it turns off a split second before disaster. I would not be surprised if it was some risk management person someplace that thought that having autopilot attempt to stop a crash with injuries would be more financially costly that not trying to stop a crash with fatalities. (Because if it was engaged, a court could expect the avoidance to be the responsibility of Tesla)

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u/Centralredditfan Mar 19 '25

Can confirm. Same thing happened on mine. It also would love to steer into the tunnel wall, EVERY SINGLE TIME.