There's been a fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S while operating in Auto pilot mode. It happened about a week ago and is going to be investigated by the National Highway Safety Administration "to determine whether the system worked according to expectations."
A tractor trailer drove across the road in front of the Tesla. Because the side of it was bright white, neither the driver nor the car's sensors noticed it against a bright sky and so the brakes were not applied. The car went underneath, and the impact occurred against the windshield.
Tesla warns drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and their attention on the road, but there may be a tendency for drivers to be too confident with this not-yet-mature system.
From Tesla's blog: "This is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated. Among all vehicles in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles."
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