Former Uber self-driving head nearly killed when Tesla FSD failed to stop for obstacle

Summary

Uber’s former head of self-driving, Raffi Krikorian, now Mozilla’s CTO, nearly died while using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. He described the incident in an article for The Atlantic. Tesla’s FSD system functions well most of the time, according to the company’s data, but Krikorian argues this near-flawless performance can lull human drivers into a false sense of security. The incident has led him to reconsider the relationship between humans and autonomous systems. The article highlights concerns about the risks of relying on systems that are "almost perfect," which may reduce human vigilance.