[subinsebastien]

Why the car was not able to detect and avoid the collision in such a simple situation (from a human POV)? We have seen Tesla's autopilot performing very well in a much more complex scenario than this. Ref:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FadR7ETT_1k

[wcoenen]

Stationary obstacles are a harder problem, because there are so many stationary objects and features around a road that have to be ignored.

This autopilot incident is similar to the one with the tractor-trailer[1] in that regard.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/30/tesla-aut...

[oldgradstudent]

Or the one in China with the street sweeper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0yYJ8-Dyo

Or the one with the fire truck: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/23/16923800/tesla-firetruck-...