Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus...
by AstralStorm on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:22AM
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Still, you can have lane control without all the rest of alleged autopilot problems, as well as automatic speed control and emergency braking.
The system is supposed to immediately start heading when it detects you're not responding. Keeping hands on wheel is not good enough, an active attention system similar to train ones should be employed and sharper at that.
Something as simple as a steering wheel button which is required to press in half second after lighting a signal or automatic emergency system is engaged.
Perhaps even in all cars, not just automated, though it's hard to implement safely without automatic steering and lane system.
Apparently it takes more than that to be an "experienced driver", because lanekeeping and speed control leave me very fatigued after a 3 hour drive. I became accustomed to eating in at lunch diners and sitting down for dinner halfway home but other co-workers were not fatigued and could go through the drive through and eat in the truck.
It's definitely easier than it was, and I don't have to think about the mechanics much at all anymore when backing up a 5th wheel or controlling a truck sliding in the snow, but this human doesn't have a chunk of my brain that can do lane centering automatically. That is not a universal brain function, every human can drive but it takes a lot more energy and concentration for some of us. My stress levels have gotten lower and my life has gotten a lot better since I realized that and cut my commute down to a 2.5 mile trip with ~monthly travel instead...