This incident includes In March 2018, a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a highway barrier near Mountain View, California, causing a fatal accident. after being confused by what the company's lawyers described in court documents as lane markings that had “faded and nearly disappeared.”
Walter Huang is a father of two children. An Apple engineer on his morning commute allegedly played games on his cell phone while his Tesla drove itself down US 101.
The documents say his car, which was on Autopilot, veered out of its lane and “faded and nearly disappeared” and began moving to the left in a clearer lane, crossing the freeway that separates Route 101 from the State Route 85 exit. This indicates that the vehicle entered the path of the safety fence. While traveling at 111 miles per hour.
Huang, 38, died. A subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board cited Tesla's failure to restrict Autopilot's use in such situations as a contributing factor. The company confirmed to the National Transportation Safety Board that Autopilot is designed for areas with “clear lane markings.”
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