AUTOPILOT FUNCTION ALREADY AVAILABLE ON SOME NEWER MODELS.
ALREADY AVAILABLE ON SOME NEWER MODELS. GABE GUTIERREZ WITH
SOME NEWER MODELS. GABE GUTIERREZ WITH THE ALERT.
GABE GUTIERREZ WITH THE ALERT. >> Reporter: EARLIER
THE ALERT. >> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS TESLA
>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS TESLA CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY
THIS YEAR, THIS TESLA CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDER IN CALIFORNIA,
CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDER IN CALIFORNIA, KILLING THE DRIVER,
DIVIDER IN CALIFORNIA, KILLING THE DRIVER, ANOTHER SLAMMED INTO A
KILLING THE DRIVER, ANOTHER SLAMMED INTO A PARKED FIRE TRUCK IN
ANOTHER SLAMMED INTO A PARKED FIRE TRUCK IN UTAH.
PARKED FIRE TRUCK IN UTAH. BOTH HAD THE AUTOPILOT
UTAH. BOTH HAD THE AUTOPILOT FEATURE ON.
BOTH HAD THE AUTOPILOT FEATURE ON. TODAY, IN A NEW
FEATURE ON. TODAY, IN A NEW REPORT, THE INSURANCE
TODAY, IN A NEW REPORT, THE INSURANCE STUT
REPORT, THE INSURANCE STUT INSTITUTE SAID IT MAY
STUT INSTITUTE SAID IT MAY NOT STOP STEERED
INSTITUTE SAID IT MAY NOT STOP STEERED VEHICLE AND MAY LEAD
NOT STOP STEERED VEHICLE AND MAY LEAD YOU INTO A CRASH IF
VEHICLE AND MAY LEAD YOU INTO A CRASH IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL.
YOU INTO A CRASH IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL. >> IF YOU GET THE
YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL. >> IF YOU GET THE IMPRESSION YOU CAN LET
>> IF YOU GET THE IMPRESSION YOU CAN LET THE SYSTEM DO THE
IMPRESSION YOU CAN LET THE SYSTEM DO THE DRIVING FOR YOU, YOU
THE SYSTEM DO THE DRIVING FOR YOU, YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN
DRIVING FOR YOU, YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE.
COULD FIND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE. >> Reporter: FIVE CAR
TROUBLE. >> Reporter: FIVE CAR MODELS WERE TESTED.
>> Reporter: FIVE CAR MODELS WERE TESTED. ON A TRACK, THE GROUP
MODELS WERE TESTED. ON A TRACK, THE GROUP FOUND TWO OF THE
ON A TRACK, THE GROUP FOUND TWO OF THE TESLAS, MODEL S AND
FOUND TWO OF THE TESLAS, MODEL S AND MODEL 3, HIT A
TESLAS, MODEL S AND MODEL 3, HIT A STATIONARY BALLOON
MODEL 3, HIT A STATIONARY BALLOON WHEN THEY HAD ADAPTIVE
STATIONARY BALLOON WHEN THEY HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON.
WHEN THEY HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THEY TESTED ALL THE
CRUISE CONTROL ON. THEY TESTED ALL THE VEHICLES BUILT TESLA’S
THEY TESTED ALL THE VEHICLES BUILT TESLA’S MODEL THREE FAILED TO
VEHICLES BUILT TESLA’S MODEL THREE FAILED TO STOP CARS AHEAD OF
MODEL THREE FAILED TO STOP CARS AHEAD OF THEM.
STOP CARS AHEAD OF THEM. THEY DID NOT RETURN
THEM. THEY DID NOT RETURN OUR REQUEST FOR
THEY DID NOT RETURN OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT.
OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT. BUT THIS BMW
COMMENT. BUT THIS BMW DEALERSHIP DID INVITE
BUT THIS BMW DEALERSHIP DID INVITE US INTO THE SHOWROOM
DEALERSHIP DID INVITE US INTO THE SHOWROOM AND STRESSED DRIVER
US INTO THE SHOWROOM AND STRESSED DRIVER ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY IS
AND STRESSED DRIVER ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY AN ADDED LAYER OF
ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY AN ADDED LAYER OF SAFETY.
ONLY AN ADDED LAYER OF SAFETY. >> SHOULD PEOPLE RELY
SAFETY. >> SHOULD PEOPLE RELY ON THESE?
>> SHOULD PEOPLE RELY ON THESE? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
ON THESE? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. A SITUATION A DRIVER
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. A SITUATION A DRIVER NEEDS TO REMAIN
A SITUATION A DRIVER NEEDS TO REMAIN ENGAGED.
NEEDS TO REMAIN ENGAGED. NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
ENGAGED. NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HUMAN ON THE ROAD.
NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HUMAN ON THE ROAD. >> Reporter: SAYING
HUMAN ON THE ROAD. >> Reporter: SAYING DRIVERLESS FEATURES
>> Reporter: SAYING DRIVERLESS FEATURES AREN’T WORTH IT.
