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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by eanzenberg on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:01PM (#17184108)
It’s pure arrogance. In the model 3 when you are in autopilot they have video games and memes to play/watch on the giant screen. How does this pass regulation and is allowed to be sold? Building products to actively distract an operator of a 2 ton vehicle moving 60 mph?
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by TeeWEE on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:58PM (#17184693)
This is actually true. it baffled me too. For proof, check this review video by Top Gear. They demo the Easter eggs that are only available in AutoPilot mode; https://youtu.be/1GrNv3ow9H8
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by wooter on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @11:29PM (#17184835)
calling it video games and memes is extremely disingenuous. it replaces icons
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:05PM (#17184142)
What are you talking about? There are no games or memes.
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by eddieh on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:14PM (#17184193)
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:20PM (#17184235)
Suddenly we’re trusting Elon to deliver on his tweets?
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by desdiv on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:24PM (#17184258)
Here are the easter eggs in action, on a production vehicle: https://youtu.be/1GrNv3ow9H8?t=640

Weird, the tweet was dated 2018-05-22 but the Youtube video shows easter eggs already deployed by 2018-05-23. I know all Tesla vehicles have automatic over-the-air updates but that's still surprisingly quick. Must be Musk playing around with his time machine again.

Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:46PM (#17184369)
Yes, there are easter eggs. I was replying to a comment that said “video games.”
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by desdiv on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:01PM (#17184438)
The screen displays a Mars rover. You turn the steering wheel to control where that Mars rover goes. I'd consider that a video game.

I guess you don't consider that a video game, which is a perfectly valid opinion. But I'd just wish you had made your first comment "I don't consider Tesla's interactive easter eggs to be video games" instead. That way you clearly communicate your intent and this whole needless bikeshed could have been avoided in the first place.

Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:06PM (#17184459)
"You turn the steering wheel to control where that Mars rover goes."

No you don't. The Mars map is exactly like the Earth map, with a Mars texture instead of the map, and a rover instead of an arrow. Technically you control where the rover goes by using the steering wheel, because the steering wheel controls where your car goes, and the rover's movements come from your car's GPS. But it's not the sort of video game you describe. There's no way it could possibly work as you describe. The steering wheel is mechanically connected to the front wheels and still steers the car even when Autopilot is engaged, so it could not possibly be used as a video game control.

The problem isn't my failure to disclose my opinion of the easter eggs, it's your misunderstanding of what they actually are.

Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by ams6110 on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:52AM (#17185159)
All the same I'd rather the developers at Tesla were working on improving the autopilot functionality instead of developing easter eggs.
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:15AM (#17188318)
That's fair, but a radically different statement from "when you are in autopilot they have video games and memes to play/watch on the giant screen."
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by evrydayhustling on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:21PM (#17184241)
Nothing about that thread suggests those are available while in autopilot, and they're not.
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by TeeWEE on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:57PM (#17184684)
They are, you can see the driver demoing it here: https://youtu.be/1GrNv3ow9H8
Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by evrydayhustling on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @10:31AM (#17187927)
Hmm, yup, that's way more eye candy than I thought was available. Agree that it should be very difficult to get to that stuff during auto-pilot.