--- title: "WATCH – A Tesla Using the Autopilot Feature Just Crashed Into a Truck" description: "Apparently, this gentleman should have read the Tesla's owner's manual a little closer: \"Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control can not detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles.\"" date: "2016-05-26" modified: "2016-05-26" authors: - name: "Sam Farahzad" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/sam-farahzad" url: "https://futurism.com/watch-a-tesla-using-the-autopilot-feature-just-crashed-into-a-truck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Tesla" tags: - "autonomous" - "car" - "crash" - "model s" - "tesla" - "truck" --- # WATCH – A Tesla Using the Autopilot Feature Just Crashed Into a Truck ![]() *tesla* According to the driver, given the success of the Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) feature of the Autopilot, he wasn't expecting the Tesla to actually crash: *"Yes, I could have reacted sooner, but when the car slows down correctly 1’000 times, you trust it to do it the next time to. My bad.."* [![giphy]()]() Tesla’s owner manual has a warning especially for those kind of situations: “Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control can not detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles, especially in situations when you are driving over 50 mph (80 km/h) and a vehicle you are following moves out of your driving path and a stationary vehicle or object, bicycle, or pedestrian is in front of you instead." And they offer some helpful advice: "Always pay attention to the road ahead and stay prepared to take immediate corrective action. Depending on Traffic-Aware Cruise Control to avoid a collision can result in serious injury or death. In addition, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control may react to vehicles or objects that either do not exist or are not in the lane of travel, causing Model S to slow down unnecessarily or inappropriately.” ### Author social links [Facebook]() [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]()