The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a deadly crash involving a “self-driving” Tesla. On a clear day, a white truck turned left in front of the Tesla. While the truck was perpendicular to the Tesla, the Tesla crashed into it broadside. The Tesla then ran into a fence and a telephone pole. The driver died. Who was at fault?
Truck Design Fault
The NHTSA has known about underrun and overrun for years. It has produced reports on the subject. In underrun/overrun the truck’s chassis or body is higher than the car’s front and rear (the car’s engine compartment and trunk). The car’s front slides run under the truck but the car’s passenger compartment collides with the truck chassis or a part of the truck body. The result is a fatality because the car’s crumple zone was not engaged. Instead, the truck hits the passenger compartment directly at higher speed than if the crumple zone hit first. Trucks can be designed to prevent under run and over run. But some overrun/underrun bars on trucks do not truly prevent it.
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