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Tesla Autopilot fails to detect construction site barrier in China
A Tesla vehicle operating on Autopilot crashed at high speed into construction site barriers on a Chinese highway without detecting the obstacle. The Jiangxi Province Police released surveillance footage of the collision, which resulted in the vehicle catching fire.
A Tesla vehicle with Autopilot engaged crashed at high speed into barriers delimiting a highway construction site in Jiangxi Province, China. The vehicle did not react to construction warning signals or the barriers and struck concrete dividers at full speed.
Reported impact
The Jiangxi Province Police released surveillance camera footage showing the moment of impact. The vehicle caught fire following the collision.
Index analysis
The Autopilot system failed to recognize the construction site barrier. Chinese media reported that the vehicle does not support the Full Self-Driving (FSD) function in China, and the standard Autopilot system was unable to detect the obstacle.
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