Comment Re:Meaningless statements? (Score 1) 114
This is obvious stuff and its demonstrable. Mark Rober did a series of tests on YouTube proving this exact point pitting a Tesla against a Lidar equipped car in various conditions and observing if they would crash into a wall of boxes. The Tesla failed miserably. The Tesla also disengaged autopilot a split second before collision which people speculate is so the company can pretend the driver was in control and caused the crash.
The only reason this debate is even happening is because Tesla likes to cut corners and pretend it is innovation - "oh we don't need radar any more because we have cameras!". It's a convenient excuse other automakers will use too if given a chance. It would require somebody like the EU to mandate autonomous vehicle safety must be by all reasonable means, and all makers expose granular safety data for this BS to be exposed.