Tesla's Autopilot couldn't stand up to these ******s
 

Tesla's Autopilot couldn't stand up to these ******s
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A driver of a Tesla Model S died in early May when both he and his car's semi-auto**mous Autopilot system failed to see a tractor trailer crossing in front of the car on a highway in Florida.

While it seemed like the perfect storm of real-world chance versus automotive high tech, it turns out **t just an unlikely blend of coincidence could cause Tesla's Autopilot to miss an obstacle.

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Researchers at the University of South Carolina and China’s Zhejiang University, in collaboration with the Chinese security firm Qihoo 360, say they've both easily blinded Autopilot and also caused it to see phantom obstacles. Read more...

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