Letters to the Editor: Should recalled 'Full Self-Driving' Teslas be allowed on the road? (via latimesopinion )
I have not been able to understand why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the state of California have been so lenient with Tesla thumbing its nose at safety regulations concerning its so-called Full Self-Driving software., I just read the first logical explanation: Both are concerned that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk would simply sue them and further delay any fixes to the vehicles on our highways with this unsafe feature.
Thanks to my Autopilot system, I was able to swerve to safety last summer when an oncoming car crossed the double line at 55 mph. This experience convinced me that testing the software for semiautonomous driving is worth it, as it already drives better than I do. While improving highway infrastructure, stopping drunk drivers, enforcing traffic laws and reducing distracted driving are essential to road safety, we should not dismiss or slow the enormous potential of autonomous driving to save lives and reduce crashes.It should be obvious that the NHTSA’s real mission is to provide cover to car manufacturers that can state they comply with all federal safety requirements while putting increasingly unsafe vehicles on the road.
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