Tesla Autopilot saves driver from head-on collision

Autopilot, Tesla’s controversial automated driving support, has been plagued by lawsuits for some time. The autonomous driving support, which has been reported to have caused accidents many times before, was revealed to have saved lives twice last week.

In the US, it managed to make sudden maneuvers against a vehicle coming in the opposite direction; in China, it managed to make sudden maneuvers against a child jumping on the road.

Tesla autonomous driving prevented two accidents

In an incident in the US last week, the Model Y with autopilot technology saved its driver from an accident. At 112 km/h, a driver coming from the opposite direction was about to hit the Model Y when Tesla’s Autopilot activated. Without waiting for the driver’s reaction, the vehicle made a sudden maneuver and narrowly avoided a head-on collision.

Tesla Autopilot VS Wrong Way Driver pic.twitter.com/yteYBaBYKw

— Wham Baam Teslacam (@WhamBaamX) August 1, 2023

In a video recorded in China, a child unexpectedly jumped in front of a moving Model 3. Although the electric car’s Autopilot system was not active at the time, the automatic emergency steering feature activated and maneuvered.

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According to reports in China, the Model 3 was traveling at around 50 km/h when the child stepped in front of it. It was almost impossible for the driver to avoid the accident by braking. However, Tesla’s active safety features immediately recognized the situation and steered the vehicle to the right to avoid hitting the child.

🇨🇳 Tesla owner had a scary near miss moment when a kid was ruining towards the middle of the street from the front of a parked vehicle. AP was not e engaged but Tesla’ s active safety feature pulled the vehicle to the right a bit to avoid hitting the kid. Owner said he was in… pic.twitter.com/ZNprE5CaiD

— Ray (@ray4tesla) July 31, 2023

Tesla’s autonomous pilot is often in the news for accidents. With these technologies, the company aims to prevent accidents caused by human error. The incident in Model Y and ‘showed that Tesla’s autopilot was successful.

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