Tesla driver watches whereas FSD sends his Mannequin 3 into an enormous puddle

We’ll begin this by reminding everybody we simply ran a publish on how superior driver help techniques (ADAS) will solely forestall crashes if human use them accurately. The Tesla driver on this video didn’t try this. Courtesy of YouTube channel Wham Bam Teslacam, by way of Street & Observe, somebody named Ryan was behind the wheel of the Mannequin 3 above. Ryan had Tesla’s Full Self Driving engaged whereas doing 60 miles per hour on the freeway exterior Mono Metropolis, a city in north central California exterior Yosemite Nationwide Park. California, like the remainder of the nation, is experiencing some wacky climate that is simply result in the primary tropical storm to make landfall there in ages. Standing water dots roadways round Mono Metropolis because of that climate. Ryan not solely ignored the standing water, he ignored Tesla’s admonition to each FSD consumer that it’s the driver’s duty to at all times listen and to take management of the car at any second when crucial.

Based on the video, which purports to inform Ryan’s story, Ryan handed a “FLOODED” signal positioned on the roadside. He paid no heed, since county authorities place such indicators in areas that do not have water current (gee, we marvel why that is perhaps…). Maybe 200 yards previous the signal, standing water coated the freeway for greater than 100 toes, contemplating every dashed white line is ten toes lengthy. As an alternative of taking management of the car, Ryan advised WBT, “The automotive didn’t decelerate appropriately when crossing a stream of water,” however plowed in at 60 mph, the Mannequin 3 getting just a little squirrely because it approached the far financial institution of the freeway above the water. When the automotive hit the open concrete once more, the brand new and sudden friction equations had been greater than the Mannequin 3’s traction management might clear up and deal with. We’re undecided when Ryan grabbed the controls, however at any time when it was, it was too late. The Mannequin 3 veered left throughout the fortunately empty oncoming lane, then off the sting of the freeway and over a small rock ridge to land in a puddle massive sufficient and deep sufficient to go away it resting such as you see above.

Does it worsen? Sure, it will get worse. Ryan obtained his automotive towed out of the bathroom and is ready on a restore estimate whereas he considers his subsequent steps. He apparently advised WBT he needs to sue the Mono Metropolis and Tesla for … one thing … and he would love assist along with his case from any WBT viewers. That is about all we’ve the abdomen for, so take a look at the video and are available to your personal conclusions.

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