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Tesla Autopilot Crashes into Motorcycle Riders - Why?
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FortNine looks at why Tesla Autopilot has rear-ended motorcyclists, speculating that the vision system misreads motorcycle taillights as a distant car. It argues that radar and other sensors would help.
Cited in threads on motorcycle safety, Tesla's sensor choices and autonomous vehicles as a well-made explanation of the failure mode.
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