In result that are what ’s known in the industry as " less than ideal " , a test comport onTesla ’s autopilot systemappears to show it will pout down child manakin in " a manner that would be fatal to an actual child " .
inquiry from safety and security groupThe Dawn Projectput aTesla 2019 Model 3 to the testaon Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond , California . Placed in full self - driving mode once it hit 64 kilometre per hour ( 40 miles per hr ) , the machine was sent between a row of traffic cones 109 meters ( 120 thousand ) long , at once at a fry - sized mannequin waiting at the end .
" To isolate the situation , all variables were removed from the state of affairs except for the fomite , the kid , and the route itself , " The Dawn Projectwrote in their report .
" This made the testing environment more favorable to FSD [ full self crusade ] , since a real - globe scenario may admit distracting component such as other vehicles in move , weather , signage , parked cars , shadows , etc . "
Nevertheless , in all three tests , the fomite fail to avoid the manakin , coin at an average speed of 40 kilometres per hour ( 25 miles per hour ) , according to the Dawn Project .
“ This is the big commercial software package I ’ve ever seen , " founding father of The Dawn Project , Dan O’Dowdsaid in a statement , add " We need regulations that prohibit ego - driving automobile from driving on our roads until the manufacturing business proves they will not cut down down youngster in crosswalk . "
“ Elon Musk saysTesla ’s Full Self - drive software program is ‘ amazing . ’ It ’s not . It ’s a lethal scourge to all Americans . Over 100,000 Tesla drivers are already using the car ’s Full Self - Driving mode on public road , putting nestling at great jeopardy in communities across the state . ”
According to the theme , the vehicle performs speculative than human beings could be expect to at the same job . Musk has antecedently suppose that full ego - labor simulation , without the need for comment from a human driver , will beready by May 2023 .
