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Father and son incinerated after ‘self-driving’ Tesla suddenly slammed into tree
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2026
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With names like autopilot and full self driving, there's a reason people are overconfident in the cars abilities.
Any complication in emergency door releases is a critical failure and tremendous design flaw. Emergency features should be incredibly obvious and easy to use, because when you go to use it there's a huge chance you're disoriented or hurt. A system you need to look for as you burn may as well not exist.
The exterior handle design is just awful. There's a reason other countries are making them illegal and it's not because they're a safe choice.
There's a reason Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate in the US despite having some of the best crash test results. You survive the impact to die a slower more painful death.
The fact autopilot is called that in planes but somehow pilots know it doesn't fly the plane for them completely autonomously...
Pilots are highly trained professionals, Tesla drivers are not.