On Friday, April 19, Carl Hunter, 56, was driving his Tesla on autopilot heading east on SR522 by Monroe, Washington, when he struck a motorcyclist in front of him. He was distracted by his phone when he heard a loud bang and the vehicle lurched forward, accelerated and crashed… pic.twitter.com/vzdjJBKBaK
美国司法部(Department of Justice)也在仔细审查特斯拉公司关于该技术的声明,加州机动车管理局(California Department of Motor Vehicles)指控特斯拉虚假宣传 Autopilot 和更先进的全自动驾驶测试版软件的功能。与此同时,特斯拉首席执行官埃隆-马斯克(Elon Musk)表示,特斯拉目前正在"全力以赴实现自动驾驶"。