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Tesla's science fiction avant-garde function attracts many consumers, and Autopilot autopilot is the biggest selling point. This feature has attracted a lot of attention since it was released and loaded. Some users think it is very safe and convenient, while others have experienced such a thrilling scene. A Model 3 owner revealed online on Feb. 16 that he almost had a car accident after turning on the AP function on the highway.

According to the owner, he was driving to the G92 (ring highway in Hangzhou Bay area) Dayin section of Yuyao, Ningbo. "he was driving an AP on the highway and almost had an accident. The system does not automatically slow down or dodge, "the owner wrote.

From the video of the driving record, the owner was driving in the leftmost lane at that time. Under normal driving, there was an accident car that overturned in front of it, and the accident vehicle occupied nearly one of the three lanes. When there was still a certain distance from the accident car, the owner did not seem to see the emergency ahead and continued to drive at high speed. When the distance is getting closer and closer, the owner suddenly turns the steering wheel sharply, taking the emergency lane change to avoid a rear-end collision.

The video clearly recorded such a thrilling scene, with the car owner complaining that the AP was on but the system did not automatically slow down or dodge. He also said, "I'm lucky."

At present, all Tesla vehicles are equipped with the hardware required for automatic driving, and all vehicles are equipped with basic driving assistance functions, according to official propaganda, after starting, this function can automatically assist steering, acceleration and braking according to other vehicles and pedestrians in the driveway, while the front radar can detect obstacles at a distance up to 160m.

From the experience of the above owners, if the AP is turned on, Tesla should be able to detect the obstacles in front and implement emergency braking or other operations.

Industry insiders think, "AP assisted driving, if this situation is not artificially involved, it will be hit!" So try not to take the innermost or outermost lanes when assisting driving, because there is a great possibility of parking in both lanes. " .

Some netizens also warned that car owners should not play with their mobile phones or sleep when they are running on the AP highway. The bottom line of safety is not to leave the road.

Even if the AP-assisted driving function is turned on, the driver still needs to keep his hands on the steering wheel, keep an eye on the road, and be ready to intervene in response to emergencies. Tesla also reminded on the official website that the currently available functions require drivers to take the initiative to monitor, and the vehicle has not yet achieved full self-driving.

Accidents under Autopilot autopilot still occur, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is now investigating. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the Model X driven by Apple engineer Huang Weilun crashed into the ramp fence while Autopilot was activated in March 2018, causing the vehicle to catch fire and die. Last May, Huang Weilun's family took Tesla to court. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board found that the car accelerated before hitting a roadblock and that Huang Weilun did not put his hand on the steering wheel within six seconds before the accident. A hearing on the accident will be held on February 25, when the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of Huang Weilun's crash and make safety recommendations.

In another investigation, 50-year-old Jeremy Beren Banner was killed when his Model 3 collided with a tractor trailer at 68 miles per hour in March 2019. At that time, he was using Tesla's Autopilot advanced driving assistance system. Investigators found that Banner activated the Autopilot system about 10 seconds before the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report that his hand was not detected on the steering wheel less than eight seconds before the accident, which could prompt the car's automatic system to issue a warning.

However, Tesla still firmly believes that assisted driving has a significant effect on safe driving. Robin de Holm, chairman of the board of directors of Tesla, said: "autopilot has an accident every 4 million miles, and human drivers have an accident every 500000 miles. Experiments have proved that autopilot is safer than human driving." it's just that the current technology is not fully autopilot. "

To sum up, the auxiliary driving is the auxiliary driving after all, and the driver should not rely too much on the vehicle auxiliary driving function and be responsible to himself, passengers and other traffic participants. after all, fully autopilot has not yet been achieved.

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