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Re:Autopilot not on during crash in PA, Musk says it would h... by cperciva on Thursday July 14, 2016 @07:30PM (#12097974)
I wonder if we'll ever see Tesla's autopilot defaulting to a "watching and ready" mode, whereby it detects signs of inattentive drivers (hands not on steering wheel, drifting within lane, etc.) and turning itself on to bring the car to a safe stop.
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Re:Autopilot not on during crash in PA, Musk says it would h... by Washuu on Thursday July 14, 2016 @07:38PM (#12098028)
That would be amazing for those who were having a sudden unexpected medical issue.
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Re:Autopilot not on during crash in PA, Musk says it would h... by cperciva on Thursday July 14, 2016 @08:07PM (#12098164)
That's definitely the extreme case of "inattentive driver". There are different tradeoffs though -- if the driver is having a heart attack, you want to pull over and signal the emergency ASAP, whereas if the driver is merely distracted it's probably better to only take over when there's a danger to be averted.
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