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http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/it-s-your-fault-tesla-sends-owner-detailed-log-after-n572926 Tesla Sends Owner Detailed Log After Self-Parking Crunch MAY 12 2016 lucy.bayly [image http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/components/video/151015/tdy_tren_tesla_151015.nbcnews-ux-440-240.jpg video flash Tesla cars gain self-driving abilities - overnight 0:47 ] Following a recent incident in which a Tesla Model S rammed into the back of a trailer — resulting in a shattered windshield on the $70,000 electric car — the manufacturer and car owner are embroiled in a technological tussle to determine who is at fault. Tesla said the car owner, identified as Jared Overton of Utah, initiated the car's "Summon" feature — which is in beta testing and not intended for use on public roads. Overton denied deploying the autonomous feature, telling a local TV station [ https://www.ksl.com/?sid=39727592&nid=148&title=utah-man-says-tesla-car-started-on-its-own-crashed-into-trailer ] that he merely exited the vehicle and starting chatting with a passerby who was admiring his "flashy" car. Not so fast, said Tesla. "The vehicle's behavior was the result of the driver's own actions," it insisted in a May 6 letter to Overton, listing in explicit detail the actions performed by the car: "The vehicle logs confirm that the automatic Summon feature was initiated by a double-press of the gear selector stalk button, shifting from Drive to Park and requesting Summon activation. The driver was alerted of the Summon activation with an audible chime and a pop-up message on the center touchscreen display. At this time, the driver had the opportunity to cancel the action by pressing CANCEL on the center touchscreen display; however, the CANCEL button was not clicked by the driver. In the next second, the brake pedal was released and two seconds later, the driver exited the vehicle. Three seconds after that, the driver's door was closed, and another three seconds later, Summon activated pursuant to the driver's double-press activation request. Approximately five minutes, sixteen seconds after Summon activated, the vehicle's driver's-side front door was opened again." After the skirmish was widely disseminated on social media, commenters mainly took issue with the smartness of smart cars. "Even if he did forget to cancel the 'self-parking' feature and left, why is this car not smart enough to know its own clearance and the clearance it is heading towards?" wrote one Facebook user [ https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=tesla%20self%20parking%20utah ]. "Self-parking means 'self-parking.' Not assisted parking or part-auto parking, SELF-PARKING." "Thanks for your sacrifice, testers of tech," wrote another [ https://www.facebook.com/brena.easterday/posts/1006057479480364 ]. "Safety is a top priority at Tesla," Tesla said in a statement to NBC News. "We remain committed to ensuring our cars are among the absolute safest vehicles on today's roads. It is paramount that our customers also exercise safe behavior when using our vehicles — including remaining alert and present when using the car's autonomous features." [© 2016 nbcnews.com] http://hothardware.com/news/model-s-owner-claims-ev-magically-started-crashed-into-trailer Tesla Model S Owner Claims Vehicle Went Rogue Causing An Accident By Itself, Factory Says RTFM May 11, 2016 ... http://www.thedrive.com/news/3427/utah-man-claims-his-tesla-model-s-drove-itself-into-a-parked-trailer (original: Utah Man Claims His Tesla Model S Drove Itself Into a Parked Trailer) (UPDATE: Tesla Responds to Self-Driving Model S Accident Claims) May 11, 2016 UPDATE: Tesla tells The Drive that the Model S travels at a maximum speed of 1.06 mph while in Summon mode. Given that, it seems possible to us that the car could have begun moving without being noticed ... A Tesla Model S owner in Utah is claiming his electric car drove itself into a trailer late last month—and he says a malfunction in the car's autonomous driving ... [image http://d2tkkj1jfm0n25.cloudfront.net/?q=60&w=1440&url=http://d254andzyoxz3f.cloudfront.net/051116-tesla-crash-hero.jpg (tesla windshield vs parked truck-trailer) ] ... https://www.inverse.com/article/15507-what-does-tesla-s-first-autonomous-crash-tell-us-about-its-self-driving-readiness What Does Tesla's First Autonomous Crash Tell Us About Its Self ... May 11, 2016 ... Autonomous vehicles are supposed to fix the flaws of mistake-prone humans ... [dated] http://kutv.com/features/fresh-living/pigeonship-the-future-of-shipping-and-delivery PigeonShip: The Future of Shipping and Delivery Nov 17, 2015 Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Utah-based company PigeonShip is the future of shipping and delivery. Founder, Jared Overton, visited Fresh Living to talk ... ... https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-davis-overton-7b04545 Provo, Utah Area - PigeonShip - Jared Davis Overton's professional profile ... ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition ... http://www.businesscarmanager.co.uk/white-car-tesla-fleet-promises-self-drive-hire-revolution/ White Car Tesla fleet promises self-drive hire revolution May 10, 2016 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Auton-tester-allowed-Tesla-S-ram-into-truck-trailer-breaking-EV-s-windshield-tp4681986.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
