Experts are urging car owners to cut their overreliance on smart vehicles’ driving-assist functions after a 31-year-old driver died in a crash in Southeast China’s Fujian province when his Nio car failed to detect another vehicle ahead.
Some carmakers are overstating their achievements in driving-assist functions by using words such as “auto” in their driving-assist systems, such as Tesla’s Autopilot.
The NHTSA, which closed an earlier investigation into Autopilot in 2017 without taking any action, has come under fire for failing to ensure the safety of the system that handles some driving tasks and allows drivers to keep their hands off the wheel for extended periods.