[SystemSafety] Tesla Crash Docket Opened

[Chris Hills]

Devil's Advocate (supposition and musing out loud) 

"Apparently the driver was warned six times audibly and seven times visually "  says who?   Isn't this sort of evidence going to have to be to the same level as other forensic evidence?  They  will have to prove the accuracy of the System (software) logs and that the log files were not  and *cannot* be tampered with.   Therefore the infotainment system which includes the displays and audio(?)  is going to have to be developed to the same standard as all the other  SW on the car.   So an ISO 26262  and MISRA compliant Linux anyone? 

Just a thought. 

Regards
   Chris 

Phaedrus Systems Ltd         
FREEphone 0808 1800 358    International +44 1827 259 546
Vat GB860621831  Co Reg #04120771
Http://www.phaedsys.com  chills at phaedsys.com 



-----Original Message-----
From: systemsafety [mailto:systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] On Behalf Of Peter Bernard Ladkin
Sent: 25 June 2017 06:21
To: The System Safety List
Subject: [SystemSafety] Tesla Crash Docket Opened

In Risks Forum 30.34 there was a reference to a Washington Post article on the Tesla crash https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/06/20/the-driver-who-died-in-a-tesla-crash-using-autopilot-ignored-7-safety-warnings/

Apparently the driver was warned six times audibly and seven times visually to keep his hands on the wheel. Apparently he also made "no effort to brake, steer or otherwise avert" the collision. The article also points out some of the supervisory-control HF issues that have been known in general for a few decades, namely that drivers can have trouble retaking manual control, and overcorrect or undercorrect direction with the steering wheel.

The NTSB has publicly released the docket https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20170619.aspx

An NTSB docket includes factual information, including the results of any testing and practical investigation of pertinent phenomena. It is not a "final report", in which general attributions of causality can be expected.

PBL

Prof. Peter Bernard Ladkin, Bielefeld, Germany MoreInCommon Je suis Charlie
Tel+msg +49 (0)521 880 7319  www.rvs-bi.de