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Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck by sangnoir on Friday January 26, 2018 @01:08PM (#16241399)
> I'd expect to have my safety buffer merged into with a three second gap.

Does this happen frequently enough for you to ignore safety concerns? If so, you should be able to live(or not) with the tradeoff you are making.

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Re:Why Tesla's autopilot can't see a stopped firetruck by barrkel on Saturday January 27, 2018 @12:58PM (#16247160)
The large gaps mean you need to continuously slow down for the people merging in - overall it decreases safety, IMO.
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