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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by serpix on Thursday April 12, 2018 @05:15AM (#16819192)
On top of all that is going on in traffic you would add interpreting one more abstracted symbol to your cognitive load? The situation can change in milliseconds during driving, you can never ever be entirely sure nothing unexpected could happen.

Personally having tried Tesla AP1 iit was painfully clear I can never fully trust any assisted driving aid, they can fail at any point and I need to be ready to take over immediately. Particularly having to wrestle the steering wheel from AP1 as it slightly resists is reason enough to stop using it.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by corney91 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @06:12AM (#16819389)
> On top of all that is going on in traffic you would add interpreting one more abstracted symbol to your cognitive load?

I think I'd find it a simpler metric to follow than the more qualitative information about car behaviour, as well as more useful to decide whether the car or I should be in control.

You're quite right about timing, I have no idea whether this metric would plummet quickly or gracefully drop so the driver would have time to take charge once a threshold was hit.

I want to stress that this is an underbaked idea and really just a thought experiment about what would make me personally feel more comfortable with driving a semi-autonomous vehicle.

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