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Tesla Running So-Called 'Full Self-Driving' Software Splatters 'Child' In School Bus Test


Tesla didn't fail to detect the mannequin, the system actually detected the child-size stand-in as a pedestrian but didn't bother to stop or even slow down.

Well, if you look at the results of the latest test from the Dawn Project, a safety organization started by Caltech grad and software engineer Dan O'Dowd, the answer is a resounding "not great." A the video points out, the Dawn Project documented FSD's issues with stopping for school buses and warned Tesla about the risk two and a half years ago. As a result, you can expect Tesla's army of nerds to show up in the comments, complaining that this was just a hit piece from an organization that hates their hero, Elon Musk.

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