On Unix and Linux platforms, you need to download the pyodbc source distribution and build it against an ODBC driver manager. These instructions show how to build pyodbc against the unixODBC driver manager supplied with an Easysoft ODBC driver. We recommend that you use the driver manager distributed with the driver because this is the version of unixODBC that we test the driver with.
When using the SQL Server ODBC driver/pyodbc 2.1.x to retrieve NCHAR, NVARCHAR or NTEXT data, we experienced data corruption. To work around this, we used pyodbc 2.0.58 instead of a 2.1.x build. (Please see Issue 13: Problem fetching NTEXT and NVARCHAR data.)
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In August 2017, Tesla announced hardware version 2.5 (HW2.5), which upgraded the on-board processor and added redundant systems.[46] Software version 9.0 was released in October 2018,[47] in preparation for the release of "Navigate on Autopilot" for HW2/HW2.5 vehicles with EA, which was implemented later that month.[48] At the same time, Tesla removed the option to purchase the "Full Self-Driving" upgrade.[49] In a November 2018 test drive, The Verge reporter Andrew J. Hawkins called the beta "Navigate on Autopilot" system "the feature that could give Tesla an edge as it grows from niche company to global powerhouse".[50] As initially released, "Navigate on Autopilot" would suggest lane changes, but could not change lanes until the suggestion had been confirmed by the driver through the turn signal stalk.[51]
In March 2019, Tesla transitioned to hardware version 3 (HW3) for new cars.[52] Completely automated lane changes without requiring driver confirmation using "Navigate on Autopilot" were added as an option in an April software update,[53] although Consumer Reports called it "far less competent" than a human driver.[54] To comply with the new United Nations Economic Commission for Europe regulation related to automatically commanded steering function,[55] Tesla provided an updated Autopilot in May, limited to Europe.[56] In September, Tesla released software version 10 to Early Access Program (EAP) testers, citing improvements in driving visualization and automatic lane changes.[57]
Former employees who helped to produce the 2016 video were interviewed by The New York Times in 2021.[64] In the interview, they stated the vehicle was following a route that had been mapped with detailed scanning cameras, which is a technology that was and is not available in Tesla production cars. Even with these augmentations in place, the vehicle allegedly struck "a roadside barrier" on the Tesla grounds during filming, requiring repairs to the vehicle. Motor Trend and Jalopnik compared what Tesla had showcased to the deceptive video depicting a Nikola One EV truck which was actually powered by gravity;[65] Jalopnik commented "[the Tesla video] may be worse, because this video was used to deceptively suggest capabilities of a system deployed into real people's hands and used on public roads."[66] In June 2022, Ashok Elluswamy, director of Autopilot software, stated the video was not intended "to accurately portray what was available for customers in 2016. It was to portray what was possible to build into the system." Elluswamy's statement was made during a deposition taken for a civil lawsuit filed against Tesla by the family of a driver that was killed in 2018 after the Model X he was driving using Autopilot crashed into a concrete barrier in Mountain View, California.[67] Contrary to the assertions in the video, human drivers had to intervene to take control, and video showing the car crashed into a fence when trying to park was deleted.[68]
The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2018, asking them to open an investigation into the marketing of Autopilot. The letter stated "the marketing and advertising practices of Tesla, combined with Elon Musk's public statements, have made it reasonable for Tesla owners to believe, and act on that belief, that a Tesla with Autopilot is an autonomous vehicle capable of 'self-driving'".[324] The groups renewed their appeal to the FTC and added the California DMV in 2019,[325] noting that "Tesla continues to be the only automaker to describe its Level 2 vehicles as 'self-driving' and the name of its driver assistance suite of features, Autopilot, connotes full autonomy."[326] U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) echoed these concerns to the FTC in 2021.[327]
In July 2022, the California DMV filed two complaints with the state Office of Administrative Hearings that alleged Tesla "made or disseminated statements that are untrue or misleading, and not based on facts" relating to both "Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies".[335][336][337] In August, Tesla requested a hearing to present its defense.[338] In September 2022, California governor Gavin Newsom signed state bill SB 1398,[339] which takes effect for 2023 and prohibits any manufacturer or dealer of cars with partial driver automation features from using misleading language to advertise their vehicles as autonomous, such as by naming the system "Full Self-Driving".[340][341]
In August 2021, the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a preliminary evaluation (PE 21-020) and released a list of eleven crashes involving Tesla vehicles striking stationary emergency vehicles; in each instance, NHTSA confirmed that Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control were active during the approach to the crashes. Of the eleven crashes, seven resulted in seventeen total injuries, and one resulted in one fatality. The scope of the planned evaluation of the Autopilot system specifically addressed the systems used to monitor and enforce driver engagement.[344] In September, NHTSA added a twelfth accident in Orlando from August 2021 to the investigation list.[345]
The Laguna Beach incident identified initially in PE 21-020 was removed from EA 22-002 as it was found "the struck vehicle was parked out of traffic with no lights illuminated."[355] Six incidents were added, making a total of sixteen accidents where a Tesla struck stationary emergency vehicle(s), including the August 2021 incident in Orlando.[355] In these 16 incidents, NHTSA found that a majority resulted in forward collision warnings and approximately half resulted in automatic emergency braking.[355] On average, when video was available, drivers would have been able to see a potential impact eight seconds prior to collision, yet Autopilot would abort control "less than one second prior to the first impact",[375] which may not have been enough time for the driver to assume full control.[376] In addition, the data suggest that Tesla's requirement for Autopilot drivers to have their hands on the wheel at all time may not be sufficient to ensure the driver is paying attention to the driving task.[377][374]
At a NTSB meeting held on February 25, 2020, the board concluded the crash was caused by a combination of the limitations of the Tesla Autopilot system, the driver's over-reliance on Autopilot, and driver distraction likely from playing a video game on his phone. The vehicle's ineffective monitoring of driver engagement was cited as a contributing factor, and the inoperability of the crash attenuator contributed to the driver's injuries.[416] As an advisory agency, NTSB does not have regulatory power; however, NTSB made several recommendations to two regulatory agencies. The NTSB recommendations to the NHTSA included: expanding the scope of the New Car Assessment Program to include testing of forward collision avoidance systems; determining if "the ability to operate [Tesla Autopilot-equipped vehicles] outside the intended operational design domain pose[s] an unreasonable risk to safety"; and developing driver monitoring system performance standards. The NTSB submitted recommendations to the OSHA relating to distracted driving awareness and regulation. In addition, NTSB issued recommendations to manufacturers of portable electronic devices (to develop lock-out mechanisms to prevent driver-distracting functions) and to Apple (banning the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices while driving).[417]
In response to (incorrect) early assertions that Autopilot was involved, Elon Musk stated on Twitter that data logs indicated that Autopilot was not enabled, and the FSD package had not been purchased for that car.[478][479] During an earnings call in April 2021, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering pushed back on the news coverage of the incident and added that Tesla representatives had studied the crash and reported the steering wheel was "deformed", which could indicate "someone was in the driver's seat at the time of the crash".[480][481] The same Tesla officer noted a test car's adaptive cruise control had accelerated the car to only 30 mph (48 km/h) at the crash site.[482][483] The NTSB tested an exemplar car at the site and found that Autosteer was not available on that part of Hammock Dunes.[475]
At 2:35 a.m. PDT on May 5, 2021, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer on the westbound Foothill Freeway (I-210) in Fontana, California. The driver of the Tesla was killed, and a man who had stopped to assist the driver of the truck was struck and injured by the Tesla.[484] California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials announced on May 13 that Autopilot "was engaged" prior to the crash, but added a day later that "a final determination [has not been] made as to what driving mode the Tesla was in or if it was a contributing factor to the crash".[485] The CHP and NHTSA are investigating the crash.[486][487]
The driver of a Tesla Model Y reported a crash to the NHTSA that occurred on November 3, 2021 while operating in FSD Beta.[534] The incident was described as a "severe" crash after "the car by itself took control and forced itself into the incorrect lane" during a left turn.[535] It is likely this is the first complaint filed with NHTSA that alleges FSD caused a crash; NHTSA requested further information from Tesla, but other details of the crash, such as the driver's identity and location of the crash, were not released.[536] 2ff7e9595c
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