In the past, we have seen several reports of Tesla vehicles saving lives thanks to its advanced Autopilot system. Now, another incident in China has highlighted the proven life-saving capabilities of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system.
The viral footage of dashcams on social media depicts the narrow escape of a Tesla vehicle as the driver was almost run over by a person who was seated on the road with no explanation why. The timely action of the autonomous system of the car results in avoiding an accident that could have cost his life.
The video opens with an ordinary-looking trip under a heavily occupied road. But then a person suddenly emerges into the middle of the lane, sitting motionless on the pavement. As the cars traveled at a normal speed, the events could have ended up in a tragedy. Nevertheless, when the Tesla got close to the man, the car swerved in time and avoided the man, who did not suffer any injuries and did not harm other people in the car.
Tesla’s Technology at Work
Tesla cars have a set of complex sensors, cameras, and radar, which enable vehicles to feed back into the environment and make decisions in moments. And in the given instance, the Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology seems to have detected the abnormal object and performed a rapid maneuver, preventing the crash.
Although human drivers usually depend on their reaction speed and intuition, autonomous systems are not limited to 360-degree watching, which enables them to respond to danger faster than a regular person. The software Tesla will monitor not just other vehicles but also pedestrians, bicycles, and, perhaps, surprise items, e.g., a person on the road.
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According to the experts, this event confirms once again the thesis that the problem of road safety can be solved with the help of the introduction of semi-autonomous and autonomous driving technologies. The available statistics on road safety around the globe show that human error is the cause of most traffic accidents. With quicker reactions of the automated systems than those of people, this can help to decrease the road deaths and injuries.
It is not the first time that a Tesla has been credited with preventing accidents. Teslas have made numerous crash avoidance reports with pedestrians, animals, and other cars as the years go by. All these cases contribute to the increasingly substantial amount of evidence that even though the autonomous driving technologies are still in their infancy, they can be important in making the roads safer.
Looking Ahead: The Future of Road Safety
Once again, this accident reminds us of the potential of the transformational power of autonomous driving technology. With an increasing number of people using the roads and safety among road users becoming a major issue in the world, automation, which Tesla has implemented through Autopilot, may very well provide a much-needed solution to one of the biggest problems facing road safety, namely, an error in judgment in a human who controls a vehicle.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said that he believes driverless cars will reduce deaths on the road on a massive scale. As the technology remains in its development phase in most areas and under regulatory pressure, such events further support the vision of Musk that modern cars will have a safer future of driving with the help of AI.
