Fatal Tesla crash, software based issue?

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How many deposits are now going to be sacrificed/pulled?

REUTERS

<Tesla is being investigated following a crash in which a man died after colliding with a trailer. Under scrutiny is the electric car company's Autopilot feature, a function which automatically changes lanes and reacts to traffic. In a statement, Tesla said it appeared the car was unable to recognise "the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky" that had driven across the car's path.>

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-investigat...

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I think this one was widely known about. But you'd have thought a light coloured trailer against a bright sky would have figured in the programming.

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The tech failed to notice it though, because of a combination of the sky and the trailer colour. Goes to limitations/deficiencies of the tech, I'd have thought. A driver not relying so slavishly on the tech may have reacted differently/quicker. Issues with human behaviour too, I guess.

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/21...

The first one will make you whince.