I know this is going against the narrative here, but with what little facts we have to go on
the article said autopilot, not full self driving
said it couldn’t stay in lane, which seems more like human behavior
At the risk of putting it all back on the driver, if you floor it they have some incredible acceleration. Yes, to the point where they would be hard to control if you were surprised. Another possibility is they panicked and stomped on the wrong pedal. If they were using autopilot with their foot away from the pedal, then using the wrong one in a panic becomes more likely
Autopilot is adaptive cruise control and lane keeping. It is not self-driving. It also doesn’t accelerate hard.
I know this is going against the narrative here, but with what little facts we have to go on
At the risk of putting it all back on the driver, if you floor it they have some incredible acceleration. Yes, to the point where they would be hard to control if you were surprised. Another possibility is they panicked and stomped on the wrong pedal. If they were using autopilot with their foot away from the pedal, then using the wrong one in a panic becomes more likely
Autopilot is adaptive cruise control and lane keeping. It is not self-driving. It also doesn’t accelerate hard.
I’m sure the driver was holding the pedal down, letting the car self steer until it couldn’t