Transportation head says drivers must pay attention at all times after clips emerge of some using what looks like Apple’s Vision Pro

US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said human drivers must pay attention at all times after videos emerged of people wearing what appeared to be Apple’s recently released Vision Pro headset while driving Teslas.

Buttigieg responded on Twitter/X to a video that had more than 24m views of a Tesla driver who appeared to be gesturing with his hands to manipulate a virtual reality field.

Despite their names, Tesla’s assisted driving features – Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving – do not mean the vehicles are fully autonomous, Buttigieg said Monday on social media.

“Reminder – ALL advanced driver assistance systems available today require the human driver to be in control and fully engaged in the driving task at all times,” Buttigieg said.

  • KISSmyOS@feddit.de
    291·
    9 months ago

    No, Mercedes is the first one to market with a level 3 (fully self driving) system, which is available with their top of the line sedan.
    They applied for certification and got it from the state of Nevada. (Edit: And California)

    The system itself is limited to 40mph.

    • navi@lemmy.tespia.org
      1·
      9 months ago

      If I recall correctly the big difference being that Mercedes is the first manufacturer to take legal liability for an accident while their software is driving (under the specific circumstances), which is pretty big IMO.

              • eltimablo@kbin.social
                51·
                9 months ago

                Christ alive, your own definition contradicts you. Above a certain speed, it can’t control itself. Not independent. Needs a human to drive it. Ergo, not fully autonomous even by your own definition.

                  • eltimablo@kbin.social
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    Check the part where it says “independent,” you pair of bricks. It’s not independent if you have to drive it yourself on the highway. If it can’t do everything a car can on its own, it’s not independent.

                    I’m never getting through to you though, I can already see that. You’re too convinced of your own correctness to be anything but arrogant and condescending.

                    Oh yeah, and according to another commenter, it only works when there’s a car in front of you that it can follow. Yeah that sounds like the very definition of “independent.”

      • autoengineer@lemmy.world
        54·
        9 months ago

        Let’s leave the systems definitions to the actual engineers, thanks.

        I suggest you go educate yourself about the levels of vehicle autonomy before you erroneously label systems you don’t understand.