Tesla Autopilot and cyclists [video]
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Not confidence inspiring.
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15 seconds later: "Whoa, whoa! Where's the corner?"
12-06-17, 08:27 AM
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12-06-17, 12:42 PM
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Secondly, I note that the human soon-to-be-former (thankfully) driver is astonished by proper bicyclist passing driver behavior. His astonishment exemplifies exactly why we
12-06-17, 12:48 PM
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Out of the more than 90,000 vehicles with Autopilot 2.0 hardware in Tesla’s global fleet, the owners of about 77% of them have purchased ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ and ~40% have purchased ‘Fully Self-Driving Capability’, sources familiar with the matter told Electrek.
It means that over 35,000 Tesla vehicle owners have purchased the $3,000 ‘Fully Self-Driving Capability’, which is simply not yet released and Tesla doesn’t say when it plans to release it.
The automaker warns that the feature is “dependent upon extensive software validation and regulatory approval, which may vary greatly vary by jurisdiction.”
It means that over 35,000 Tesla vehicle owners have purchased the $3,000 ‘Fully Self-Driving Capability’, which is simply not yet released and Tesla doesn’t say when it plans to release it.
The automaker warns that the feature is “dependent upon extensive software validation and regulatory approval, which may vary greatly vary by jurisdiction.”
IE... NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME!
12-06-17, 01:04 PM
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Well, not the existing Tesla "Autopilot." It is nothing more than advanced cruise control... and used in this manner and touted on the net, it will give true Autonomous Vehicles a bad name...
https://electrek.co/2017/10/10/tesla...ng-capability/
IE... NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME!
https://electrek.co/2017/10/10/tesla...ng-capability/
IE... NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME!
While I remain skeptical and critical of Tesla's approach, the apparent dearth of reported problems since then is very promising. perhaps Elon made the right call after all.
12-06-17, 01:42 PM
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A manual driver would have been travelling at 30 or 40mph on that road and passed the cyclist at 50 without changing lanes. Then on the curve, would have slid off the road.
12-06-17, 02:01 PM
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12-06-17, 02:31 PM
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I'm skeptical of any company that announces that they don't have the software to make it work yet, but rest assured that all the necessary hardware is already in your vehicle ready for the eventual download.
12-06-17, 02:38 PM
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I don't trust it. Because it implies that a 2yr.-old could use it. Resulting in the possibility of too much reliance on it, and the driver not paying enough attention. So much so, that a driver could get away with a DUI/DWI. Because the car would be relied on to do the driving.
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I don't trust it. Because it implies that a 2yr.-old could use it. Resulting in the possibility of too much reliance on it, and the driver not paying enough attention. So much so, that a driver could get away with a DUI/DWI. Because the car would be relied on to do the driving.
Of course, that would be a Level 5 car. But we're really really close to that. Albeit Tesla's Level II AutoPilot is not that, of course.
12-06-17, 02:59 PM
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They've been doing that, reliably and successfully, for years.
12-06-17, 03:34 PM
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I am sure the NTSB will eventually say the same thing about self-driving vehicles.
12-06-17, 05:49 PM
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I've heard it works great on freeways at speed and in stop and go traffic.
12-06-17, 05:51 PM
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Everyone realizes the problem with partial automation. That's why there is a big push for Level 4 and Level 5 (no steering wheel).
12-06-17, 06:01 PM
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And, since this technology uses radar it works equally as well at night even with the lights out but... can you fall asleep and have it wake you up when arrive at your destination?