Tesla Autopilot confused by billboard
Tesla owner Andy Weedman discovered that his Tesla was registering a giant stop sign printed on a billboard as a real traffic sign, and so halting in the middle of the road. Weedman tweeted and recorded a video of the Tesla stopping for the billboard, referring to it as an 'edge case'. Others went further, arguing that 'the world is absolutely crammed with out-of-the-ordinary situations we call edge cases,' and that it will 'likely take more than patchwork updates and fixes to actually reach full autonomy' . The discovery prompted commentators to observe that autonomous cars have a long way to go before they are truly fit for purpose. System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Operator: Andy Weedman Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safe ty; Transparency
- Date it happened
- 2021-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Andy Weedman
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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