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Every radar cruise control system comes with a warning that it can't detect stopped traffic. This seems like a case of RTFM.

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The issue is that tesla packaged up a radar designed for adaptive cruise control as part of their "autopilot." Maybe there is some disclaimer somewhere that says autopilot will happily run into stopped cars, but I don't know that most drivers of Teslas are aware of this.

It's in the manual. In fact, the exact scenario in this video is on page 83 of the Model S manual.

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