Original title: The foot at the beginning of Model X fatal traffic accident checks a result to give heat, we discovered these did not separate detail
Before be still being written down paragraph the car of Model X of tesla of foreign citizen of Chinese origin that time dies because of traffic accident misfortune advocate? That tragedy has preliminary findings eventually.
Recently, american whole nation carries safe committee (NTSB) release preliminary findings report to say, that Model X is in a few seconds are to be in those who quicken condition finally, this also is one of reasons that traffic accident becomes so serious.
On March 23 in the morning, malic engineer Walter Huang drives travel of oneself Model X P100D is in Silicon Valley on road of a high speed, car is in Autopilot mode to fall at that time (fall in this mode in all travel 19 minutes) , but in a roundabout, this car bumps in safety to protect column to go up directly however, speed is as high as 70 miles at that time / hour (add up to 112 kilometers about / hour) .
It is reported, the speed limit on that road 65 miles / hour (add up to 104 kilometers about / hour) , and before traffic accident happening, car speed still is less than 65 miles / hour, and it still follows all the time in front a car.
Nevertheless, in before collision happening 4 seconds, car however " decision " follow a car no longer, in the lane horn area that entered a triangle directly, and this horn area parted directly 85 with 101 highway.
Before collision 3 seconds, car is quickened suddenly, direct from 62 miles / hour promotion reachs 70.8 miles / hour, next a dash against safety protects column. Because rate is too rapid, the before half part of this Model X is direct even disintegrate (disintegrate also with damaged protect column to concern) . In whole collision process, autopilot did not see safety protects column, also do not have the reaction of any urgent avoid or apply the brake.
Although produced the collision of so miserable intense, this Model X also did not stop, it is amounted to oneself with a transient horse again subsequently and barge against of an Ao Di, all sorts of debris scatter one ground, bring about traffic to interrupt directly. After 6 hours, the staff member just finished deal with problems arising from an accident to work (put out a fire, clear the fragment tows away car) , high speed road restores have transport service eventually.
Let a person not have of language is, the conflagration that Model X batteries causes expended fire department 200 gallon (757 litres) extinguishing chemical ability is put out. But after 5 days, this SUV that has been one caboodle scrap iron unexpectedly again on fire, firemen spent a long time to just be put out again.
Often take " Auto " say the thing seems to there is bit of be unworthy of the name or the title?
All the time since, autopilot system is tesla report motor-car is special sell a site, but all sorts of security that make people afraid remove it however with the accident related its come to the near future.
If will look from technical index, this system does not deserve to go up at all actually with " Auto " this is prepositive, it calculates at most going up is " super cruise is controlled " the system stopped, because your both hands still wants to be put on steering wheel, spirit also cannot be loosened momently.
Nevertheless, the tesla car that had not experienced risk personally advocate be afraid be puzzled by the name of Autopilot and sale place already, they still may feel their car carried to drive automatically really system, be most willing to gives Autopilot his life.
In this accident, tesla answers a question " genu jumps reflection mechanism " started again, and reaction is a little ultra.
The negative news that appears to be concerned with Autopilot every time, tesla spokesman can jump out to swing boiler immediately, saying is the neglect when driving because of the driver, tesla is early had reminded both hands to cannot leave steering wheel cloud. In addition, because this removes accident tesla,still writtened guarantee with NTSB Liang Zi.
Swinging responsibility when boiler gives Walter Huang, tesla admits car is in Autopilot mode at that time, but tesla explains however say, "Car chief commander was moved from the distance following a car that gets used to cruise the shortest " (the distance following a car that tesla did not explain after all what to just is safety) .
Tesla still alleges " the visual sense that car got when the driver drives and aural warning, and before collision happening the driver's both hands has 6 seconds time to not be on steering wheel. And before collision happening the driver's both hands has 6 seconds time to not be on steering wheel..
To shift responsibility Walter Huang further, tesla still expresses: "Before collision happening, the driver has 5 seconds time to make response, his more OK and clear seeing 150 meters of concrete segregation belts outside, but whats did not do Huang. But whats did not do Huang..
The accident is detailed setting
Tesla is to stating a fact really, the reason that nevertheless it gives out lacks context however, NTSB disclosed many detail however in preliminary findings report.
1.So called vision and hearing warn tesla give out when before accident happening 15 minutes actually.
2.Although 6 seconds of car are in finally " scatter greatly " condition, but when car left-hand rotation Huang is driving normally, and inside before accident happening 1 minute, huang has half the time (34) the second is holding steering wheel.
3.The car that we assume Huang fails to see his had arrived lane area and protecting column to bump to safety. Of course, model X also did not see. Finally 5 seconds, it has 1 second to be in condition following a car only, but car did not make an any response, for instance brake perhaps tightens leap to, it still was quickened in the moment of truth even.
Apparent, this accident still has a lot of mysteries that did not solve to await us to disentomb, for instance:
1.Does Model X follow originally that car of travel after all how? Is it got on 101 finally still 85 highway? Perhaps this is to solve car the crucial question of unusual action.
2.Why to always choose to quicken decelerate of and rather than in this Model X finally?
3.Is car him discovery inside graticule travel? If itself understands this situation, why be still apathetic?
4.Does that Model X know which way Huang wants after all? Be are 101 still 85? If the answer is affirmative, whether can you affect the judgement from car?
Tesla lets likely after these problems are solved entirely " take off a blame " (it is possible only) , but be afraid they escape hard also outside supercilious look, be in after all of accident responsibility differentiate on tesla too " selfish " , be like oneself to do not have responsibility at all.
The maintenance that tesla returns a high speed way even the branch regarded as responsibility person, if not be,say to protect column year long disrepair, this traffic accident with respect to so won't miserable intense.
Is Autopilot installed after all insecure?
This removes what the accident also makes us clear to realize, what Autopilot also did not publicize is so safe. And did not forget, but road of this paragraph of high speed is located in the core region of Silicon Valley, it is many drive automatically the seat of Motor Corporation.
For must, about future of tesla of this traffic accident still a lot of problems need to reply, the answer as to tesla whether get the outside is approbated two said.
