Seeing many articles especially from China like this claiming false acceleration.
Here is the most recent article I have seen on this once again.
Perhaps Tesla should add cameras in the footwell, one pointing to the steering wheel, and showing what was displayed on the center screen for example if autopilot was on.
People can easily deny the stored data that says they never pressed the brakes, but very difficult to deny direct video evidence.
I could actually see a scenario where the brake sensors are faulty, even if you pushed the brakes, car would not slow or register the brake depression. Video evidence would be ironclad in this case.
Could save a lot of money in fighting frivolous lawsuits.
Store video of the footwell, steering wheel, and center display separate from any other memory and only accessible in the event of an accident to protect privacy.
I think we all remember the person that went crazy on Tesla at the auto show stating their Tesla brakes did not work and Tesla stating they were never pressed from the data.
I know in the past other companies have been almost bankrupted from these claims of bad brakes here in the US and highly dependent on the jury
With video it would be less of an issue. No doubt it would add a few hundred dollars per car, but could significantly reduce liability from false claims which will could get worse with FSD deployment.
I am always concerned Tesla could be ended by one of these big liability or class action settlements and anything they can do to reduce these risk within a reasonable cost make sense. I would agree if there was actually a problem with the brakes video could also be damming, but I am assuming that is not the case, and if it was so Tesla would work tirelessly to resolve.
What are others thoughts on this?
Here is the most recent article I have seen on this once again.
Tesla Model Y Crash in China Kills Two; Tesla Denies Malfunction
A video of a Tesla Model Y driver losing control of their vehicle in Chaozhou in the Guangdong province made the rounds on social media this weekend. The accident resulted in three injuries and two deaths — and Tesla says data shows the driver didn’t hit the brake during the crash, Bloomberg...
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Perhaps Tesla should add cameras in the footwell, one pointing to the steering wheel, and showing what was displayed on the center screen for example if autopilot was on.
People can easily deny the stored data that says they never pressed the brakes, but very difficult to deny direct video evidence.
I could actually see a scenario where the brake sensors are faulty, even if you pushed the brakes, car would not slow or register the brake depression. Video evidence would be ironclad in this case.
Could save a lot of money in fighting frivolous lawsuits.
Store video of the footwell, steering wheel, and center display separate from any other memory and only accessible in the event of an accident to protect privacy.
I think we all remember the person that went crazy on Tesla at the auto show stating their Tesla brakes did not work and Tesla stating they were never pressed from the data.
I know in the past other companies have been almost bankrupted from these claims of bad brakes here in the US and highly dependent on the jury
With video it would be less of an issue. No doubt it would add a few hundred dollars per car, but could significantly reduce liability from false claims which will could get worse with FSD deployment.
I am always concerned Tesla could be ended by one of these big liability or class action settlements and anything they can do to reduce these risk within a reasonable cost make sense. I would agree if there was actually a problem with the brakes video could also be damming, but I am assuming that is not the case, and if it was so Tesla would work tirelessly to resolve.
What are others thoughts on this?
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