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He felt the wheel working against him (Daily Star; DH.be, 11 June 2020). The Daily Star says the boar was barely touched, if at all. Electrek reads the footage as a possible strike on the car's side. No injury is reported. The video, shared on Twitter by Pranay Pathole, drew Musk's reply that Autopilot's “prime directive” is not to crash (Electrek, 8 June 2020). He added that its cameras, sonar and radar make it “superhuman”. Le Figaro (12 June 2020) credited the swerve to Autopilot rather than the driver's reflexes, contrary to his own account. No Tesla data is reported.", "category": "protective response", "unexpected": false, "purpose": "Autopilot is a driver-assistance system that steers, accelerates and brakes within a lane and includes collision-avoidance features. Keeping the car under control after an evasive swerve is within that intended use as the driver and Musk describe it.", "system": "Tesla Autopilot (with the active safety features it powers)", "model_version": "Tesla Model 3 per the Daily Star; Autopilot hardware and software version not reported", "developer": "Tesla", "deployer": null, "location": "Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium", "domain": "Road vehicle crash avoidance", "segment": "Automotive", "benefit_type": "Increased Product Safety", "taxonomy_note": "The driver's account credits the car with steadying his own swerve, and whether the boar was struck is unclear.", "registry_ids": { "oecd_aim": "2020-06-10-258f" }, "ratings": [ { "group": "personal", "depth": 2, "reason": "One driver kept control of his car after swerving around a wild boar at 4 am and arrived unhurt. By his account the car straightened the swerve he had begun. Whether he would have lost control or struck the animal without that correction is unknown. No avoided injury or damage is measured, so a removed risk is not established." } ], "ai_role": { "status": "assessed", "statement": "By Van Hoesen's account to Het Laatste Nieuws, relayed by the Daily Star and DH.be, he turned the wheel to avoid the boar. The car then took over, straightening the course and working against his steering. On that account the system's contribution was stabilization after a human evasive input, not the initial avoidance. Le Figaro credits Autopilot with the swerve itself, and Electrek notes Autopilot had been thought incapable of such drastic maneuvers. Musk's reply endorses the Autopilot reading but adds no data. No Tesla telemetry, police report or engineering assessment is cited." }, "evidence": [ { "kind": "news report", "citation": "Jackson S (2020). Elon Musk says Tesla car is 'superhuman' after it automatically swerves pig. 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Un boulanger belge fait réagir Elon Musk en personne suite à l'exploit de sa Tesla: 'Le système est surhumain'. DH.be, 11 June 2020.", "title": "Un boulanger belge fait réagir Elon Musk en personne suite à l'exploit de sa Tesla: \"Le système est surhumain\"", "url": "https://www.dhnet.be/actu/belgique/un-boulanger-belge-fait-reagir-elon-musk-en-personne-suite-a-l-exploit-de-sa-tesla-le-systeme-est-surhumain-5ee2512d9978e21bd06f5947", "date": "2020-06-11", "written_by": "independent", "quote": "J'ai tourné le volant, mais la voiture a immédiatement repris le contrôle pour me remettre sur la route" }, { "kind": "news report", "citation": "L'Avenir (2020). VIDÉO | Un Belge évite un sanglier grâce à sa Tesla et fait réagir Elon Musk en personne. Lavenir.net, 10 June 2020.", "title": "VIDÉO | Un Belge évite un sanglier grâce à sa Tesla et fait réagir Elon Musk en personne", "url": "https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20200610_01481837/video-un-belge-evite-un-sanglier-grace-a-sa-tesla-et-fait-reagir-elon-musk-en-personne", "date": "2020-06-10", "written_by": "independent", "quote": "Alors que ce boulanger flamand se rendait au travail vers 4h du matin, les caméras intégrées dans sa voiture ont repéré un sanglier sur la route." }, { "kind": "news report", "citation": "Le Figaro (2020). Le conducteur d'une Tesla évite de justesse un sanglier grâce à l'Autopilot. Le Figaro, 12 June 2020.", "title": "Le conducteur d'une Tesla évite de justesse un sanglier grâce à l'Autopilot", "url": "https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/le-conducteur-d-une-tesla-evite-de-justesse-un-sanglier-grace-a-l-autopilot-20200612", "date": "2020-06-12", "written_by": "independent", "quote": "a pu faire un important écart non pas grâce aux réflexes du conducteur, mais grâce au système de pilotage automatique de la Tesla" }, { "kind": "registry label", "citation": "OECD.AI (2020). Tesla Autopilot Prevents Collision with Wild Boar in Belgium. 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