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Skyler Hawthorne @dead10ck.dev · 11/12/2023

Absolutely incredible. Head of Autopilot at Tesla "said he did not know what the term 'Operational Design Domain' means. 'I've heard those words before, but I do not recall much more than that,' he said." If this doesn't exemplify incompetence, I don't know what does.

After the 2019 Key Largo crash, Angulo filed a lawsuit arguing that Tesla’s marketing creates a false sense of complacency for drivers, setting the stage for the crash that killed his girlfriend. The suit also accuses Tesla of negligence, including for the ability to activate the feature outside of its so-called “Operational Design Domain,” which is an industry term for the specific locations and sets of circumstances for which Autopilot is designed. It is one of about 10 such cases expected to go to trial over the next year.

In a sworn deposition last year first detailed by Reuters and obtained by The Post, Tesla’s head of Autopilot, Ashok Elluswamy, said he was unaware of any document describing limitations on where and under what conditions the feature could operate. He said he was aware of some activation conditions for Autopilot, including the presence of lane lines, and that it is safe for “anyone who is using the system appropriately.”
But he said he did not know what the term “Operational Design Domain” means. “I’ve heard those words before, but I do not recall much more than that,” he said.

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Skyler Hawthorne @dead10ck.dev · 11/12/2023

From www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

washingtonpost.com

Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences

A Post analysis reveals that people have died or been gravely injured in crashes where Tesla’s software should not have been enabled in the first place.

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