Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by Jemmeh on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @04:04PM
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Stopping in the middle of the road is dangerous (people will crash into you) and it would also be hard to make something have a feature to pull them off the road. If the computer reads it wrong you'll be in a ditch from the car trying to pull you off the road into something with no shoulder. The shoulder of a road is also dangerous as well even if there is a proper one because people often do not stay exactly in their lane. This is why officers often come around to the passenger side.
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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by jakobegger on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:26AM
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Just make the car turn on the warning lights and gently come to a stop when the driver lets go of the steering wheel or is otherwise not paying attention.
There are two possibilities:
1) The driver is actually incapacitated. Then slowing down and stopping is a million times safer than continuing to drive.
2) The driver was looking at his mobile phone. Then he'll probably quickly react and take control of the car again.
I don't see the scenario where continuing to drive is safe when the car knows the driver isn't paying attention.
Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by Jemmeh on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:37AM
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Big city highway traffic where the road is crowded and moving fast. Those people aren't paying attention either and will slam into you. I've seen cars stopped on the freeway a few times in Atlanta because they broke down and it causes a big wreck. Responders really rush to get them off the road because it's so dangerous.