A Tesla using Full Self-Driving hit and killed a 71-year-old man crossing I-80 in California. Police say the system is not fully autonomous and drivers stay responsible.
A 71-year-old man was killed around 2:30 AM Thursday while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, California. The car that hit him was a Tesla running Full Self-Driving, or FSD, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Verge also reported the story.
The California Highway Patrol reviewed dashcam video from the Tesla. It says the video showed the brakes being applied as the car steered left to avoid the man. Even so, the right front of the Tesla struck him.
Authorities believe at least one other vehicle hit the man after the Tesla did. Apart from the Tesla driver, who stopped and stayed at the scene, no other drivers stopped. The CHP Solano Area office is asking anyone who saw the crash, or has information, to contact them.
Full Self-Driving is Tesla's driver-assist feature. Despite the name, it does not drive the car on its own. Last week, on the same highway, a driver said he was asleep and using FSD when his Tesla hit a stopped police car. After that crash, the CHP warned that full self-driving is not fully autonomous and that technology does not relieve drivers of their responsibility to operate their vehicles safely.
The reports do not say what the Tesla driver was doing before the crash. They also do not say who the other vehicles were or what the investigation will conclude.
Driver-assist features do not replace you: stay alert, keep your hands ready, and remember you are responsible for the car.
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