Is it just me or if you can't approximate obstacles via a sensor within the complete bounding box of the car -- except for perhaps the top and bottom, can you really even have this feature work reliably?
From a technical perspective, you just don't have all the data necessary, and therefore any solutions will be guesses, hacks and "best efforts", and cannot be improved on via any manor of software update. This voids the "beta" claim made by the company, as no software update could remedy the situation.
Tesla has got to know this, and I think its negligent for them to release a feature (even in "beta") when they know there are hard technical limitations (sensors, not software) that prohibit it from working properly. It puts property and people's lives at risk unnecessarily.
At the minimum, Tesla cars equipped or enabled with these features represent a higher risk to the public, and the owners of these vehicles should be required to carry high risk insurance.
From a technical perspective, you just don't have all the data necessary, and therefore any solutions will be guesses, hacks and "best efforts", and cannot be improved on via any manor of software update. This voids the "beta" claim made by the company, as no software update could remedy the situation.
Tesla has got to know this, and I think its negligent for them to release a feature (even in "beta") when they know there are hard technical limitations (sensors, not software) that prohibit it from working properly. It puts property and people's lives at risk unnecessarily.
At the minimum, Tesla cars equipped or enabled with these features represent a higher risk to the public, and the owners of these vehicles should be required to carry high risk insurance.