Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck
by mrguyorama on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:19PM
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It is your responsibility as a driver to maintain a safe distance behind the car you are following. The car in front of you should be able to spontaneously turn into a brick wall, and you should have enough space to stop before hitting it
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Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck
by tbirrell on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:36PM
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That is completely unrealistic. If I had brand new tires on a dry, straight, road. That's still something like 15-20 car lengths (~160-180) feet.
Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck
by sangnoir on Friday January 26, 2018 @01:02PM
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> That is completely unrealistic.
Why is it unrealistic, besides the fact that you're following too close behind? If your line-of-sight is shorter than your braking distance, you are driving wrong.
Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck
by undersuit on Friday January 26, 2018 @01:58PM
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Something more realistic then. Drive far enough behind the vehicle in front of you so that you can stop before falling down the same sinkhole/broken bridge/earthquake damaged overpass they just fell into.
Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck
by randomfinn on Friday January 26, 2018 @02:36PM
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Math seems to work out if you keep a 3 second distance to the car in front of you.
Google shows two-second rule when looking for "safe following distance" - I was taught 3 seconds and it seems more reasonable assuming slightly over a second reaction time.