NTSB - Tesla24 Feb 2020 21:40
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/24/21150546/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-invesigation-huang-ntsb-hearing-live-stream
The NTSB is likely to make a set of recommendations at the end of tomorrow’s hearings based on the findings of the probe. If it feels the need, it can label a recommendation as “urgent,” too. It’s possible that the board will comment on whether it thinks Tesla has made progress on the recommendations it laid out in the 2017 meeting about Brown’s fatal crash. Those recommendations included:
Crash data should be “captured and available in standard formats on new vehicles equipped with automated vehicle control systems”
Manufacturers should “incorporate system safeguards to limit the use of automated control systems to conditions for which they are designed” (and that there should be a standard method to verify those safeguards)
Automakers should develop ways to “more effectively sense a driver’s level of engagement and alert when engagement is lacking”
Automakers should “report incidents, crashes, and exposure numbers involving vehicles equipped with automated vehicle control systems”
While Tesla helped the NTSB recover and process the data from Huang’s car, the company is still far more protective of its crash data than other manufacturers. In fact, some owners have sued to gain access to that data. And while Tesla increased the frequency of Autopilot alerts after Huang’s crash, it largely hasn’t changed how it monitors drivers who use the feature. (Other companies, like Cadillac, use methods like eye-tracking tech to ensure drivers are paying attention to the road while using driver assistance features.)
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