Mobileye breaks ties with Tesla on grounds of safety
Mobileye breaks ties with Tesla on grounds of safety
According to Reuters (link http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mobileye-tesla-idUSKCN11K2T8), Mobileye has broken ties with Tesla Motors because it felt the Silicon Valley firm was “pushing the envelope in terms of safety” with the design of its Autopilot driver-assistance system. "It is not designed to cover all possible crash situations in a safe manner," Amnon Shashua, who is also chief technology officer at the Israel-based maker of collision detection and driver assistance systems, told Reuters.
September 16, 2016
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"It is not designed to cover all possible crash situations in a safe manner," Amnon Shashua, who is also chief technology officer at the Israel-based maker of collision detection and driver assistance systems, told Reuters.
“No matter how you spin it, it is not designed for that. It is a driver assistance system and not a driverless system,” he said in an interview.
Autopilot, which helps drivers stay in lanes and steer on highways, was thrust into the spotlight after a fatal crash in May involving a Tesla Model S driver using the new technology. A Tesla spokeswoman said this week that the company had never described Autopilot as an autonomous technology or self-driving car. "Drivers must be prepared to take control at all times," she said.
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