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Tesla Model X Owner Summons SUV Into a Jet… A True Edge Case

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There’s viral video on Summon of a Tesla Model X crashing into a $3.5 million jet. It’s unclear how/why anyone could do such a thing or allow such a collision, but nonetheless, this is a borderline case for Tesla that could help the company’s AI learn and prevent such accidents in the future.

It’s not every day that a driver encounters an airplane. The Verge reported that it happened at a Cirrus-sponsored event at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington. The video was originally shared on the r/flying subreddit and looks like it was captured by security cameras.

One thing Teslarati noticed that I haven’t seen in other articles is that it’s not known exactly when the vehicle was made, nor was there any real explanation as to why it didn’t stop before it reached the jet . Also, it appears, as many members of the Tesla community have noted, that the part of the plane that the Model X hit wasn’t on the road but in the air and barely low enough to be bumped by the Model X. That doesn’t mean the Model X should have driven in, but it’s certainly a real edge case.

I find it really strange that the owner of the vehicle didn’t seem to have noticed the jet in the path of the Model X or the car so close to the jet. However, @WholeMarsCatalog points out that this will at least make Tesla’s software “more robust against crazy future situations”.

The Verge went on to mention a few not-so-positive reports about Tesla, FSD, and Smart Summon, but I haven’t seen any reference to stories about how this technology has helped make life easier and even save some. Teslarati referred to an experiment by Kevin Rooke, who extensively tested his Tesla’s summoning function in various ways. The following video shows Kevin’s test with a shopping cart. The vehicle passed the test fairly well.

Let’s not forget, a year ago while I was waiting for an Uber, I saw Smart Summon in action during a sudden summer storm. I wasn’t able to speak to the Tesla owner, but I recorded video and you can watch the vehicle smoothly navigate through the rainy weather and other cars while being called to its owner. (Note: I was stranded and Uber told me there were no cars available. However, I was eventually able to get one and had to wait a while, giving me the perfect opportunity to capture this video.)

Don’t let this viral video of a Tesla crashing into a jet fool you into thinking that all Teslas are crashing into planes now. It’s a really weird edge case, and I agree with Whole Mars that technology will make it even better.


 

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