Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl...
by Diederich on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:23AM
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You just need to bump the wheel every 15 seconds or so. The required interval seems to vary a certain amount, but in boring, easy, bumper to bumper traffic, where it makes the most sense, that's all that's required, in my experience at least.
> it does stop the car
More specifically: in my tests, it eventually disengages autopilot as well as adaptive cruise control (which only controls the break and acceleration) while beeping loudly and harshly. This has the affect of slowly causing the car to decelerate.
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl...
by Lammy on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @09:22AM
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> So people can't drive for long with their hands completely off the steering wheel, until they use some kind of defeating device.
Is that what happened in this case then? Serious question; never driven a Tesla. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2018/11/30/los-altos-pla...
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl...
by _ph_ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:26AM
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As the driver was still unresponsive until woken by the police, I would think it was the autopilot eventually stopping the car.
What I forgot to mention in the previous post: the autopilot does not only complain about hands off the wheel, but if you ignore the complaints long enough, it does stop the car. So people can't drive for long with their hands completely off the steering wheel, until they use some kind of defeating device.