The pickup, the latest model in Tesla’s lineup, failed to merge out of a lane that was ending, hit the curb and crashed into a pole in Nevada’s Reno city while on its Full Self-Driving feature, which still requires a human in control behind the wheel.
The driver reported that there were unknown mechanical issues that caused the vehicle to leave the lane and hit the pole, according to a police report seen by Reuters.
But Musk late last month said people skeptical of the technology should try it now, touting the “immense improvement” in the safety profile of its latest iteration called Version 13.
“The race is on a technology which is not ready for deployment,“ said Saber Fallah, professor of Safe AI and Autonomy at the University of Surrey.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on the crash.
A successful deployment of robotaxis is crucial for Tesla as it grapples with a broader slowdown in demand for its aging lineup of EVs, while investors bet heavily on Musk’s pivot to robotics and AI for future growth.
The accident shows there are problems with FSD’s nighttime detection abilities, data mapping and vision-only approach, researcher Troy Teslike, who closely tracks Tesla sales and technologies, said on X.
“FSD doesn’t seem ready for driverless operation yet,“ he said.
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