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For roughly a decade now<\/a>, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made so-far empty promises about \"solving\" autonomous driving.<\/p> The company's erroneously named \"Full Self-Driving\" driver assistance software in particular has repeatedly drawn flak<\/a> for endangering Tesla drivers daring enough to use it on public roads.<\/p> Now, Truist Securities analyst William Stein — who has a hold rating on Tesla's stock, meaning a recommendation to neither buy nor sell the stock — says he recently took the feature for a spin, finding that the tech simply isn't ready for prime time.<\/p> As Bloomberg<\/em> reports<\/a>, Stein almost rear-ended another vehicle that had \"only partly completed a right turn.\"<\/p> \"My quick intervention was absolutely required to avoid an otherwise certain accident,\" he wrote in a note to clients on Monday.<\/p> Stein's experience echoes plenty of other close calls and collisions<\/a> using Tesla's driver assistance software, many of which have proved fatal — prompting an investigation<\/a> by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p> And despite numerous over-the-air updates being issued to owners who were willing to spend up to $8,000<\/a> for the privilege of testing the system, the software is still woefully unprepared for the real world.<\/p> While driving around New York suburbs, Stein was shocked that he was able to turn his \"head completely away from the road\" without triggering any safety features: \"The system continued for 20-40 seconds before issuing a warning,\" he wrote.<\/p> FSD also failed to pull over the vehicle when a police officer hand signaled for Stein to do so to allow a funeral procession to pass.<\/p> Stein did give Tesla some credit, concluding that FSD was \"truly amazing, but not even close to ‘solving’ autonomy,\" referring to Musk's repeated promises of enabling actual self-driving.<\/p> It's a glaring report considering that Musk continues to double down on self-driving tech. The mercurial CEO recently promised<\/a> to unveil a \"robotaxi\" that would presumably rely on FSD-like software.<\/p> But the robotaxi event has already been delayed<\/a> from August to October, raising flags among Tesla bears. As far as we know, the company hasn't even applied for regulatory approval<\/a> for a self-driving taxi service.<\/p> In short, despite many years of public testing — courtesy of paying customers, not trained engineers — FSD is still pretty rough around the edges, which could bode badly for Musk going all in on autonomous driving.<\/p> More on FSD:<\/strong> Tesla Stock Slaughtered After Its August \"Robotaxi\" Event Falls Apart<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Tesla Analyst Tries Full Self-Driving, Has to Stop It From Crashing<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the article here: Certain Accident For roughly a decade now , Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made so-far empty promises about \"solving\" autonomous driving. Continue reading Eyes Off the Road<\/h2>
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