Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus...
by aschobel on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:47PM
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Autopilot (plane) in cruise is much different than using it in the terminal environment.
My perception in sense of safety and workload reduction is about the same for aviation vs automative.
I’m a instrument rated pilot that mostly flys for fun on the weekend.
The big danger is folks disconnect from their duty to actively monitor the systems.
I would never play an iPhone game with either system.
Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus...
by ceejayoz on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @10:15PM
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> Autopilot (plane) in cruise is much different than using it in the terminal environment.
A car in "autopilot" is more akin to the terminal environment, though. Things happen faster. Pedestrians run out in front of the car, oncoming traffic swerves to miss a pothole, and a second later you're smashing into them.
Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus...
by davidgould on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:41AM
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These are the sort of hazards that autopilot seems to handle well, the problems have been more about ambiguous lane markings and missing large stationary objects.
Autopilot is normally engaged when there's "nothing". Clear skies rarely have "sudden" obstacles. It's a no-no during severe weather or flying through mountains. I had a fascination with watching airline disaster investigations when I was making regular flights for a year. Around 70-80% of accidents were caused by relying on autopilot during sub-perfect conditions.
Using airplane autopilot as a case to use Tesla autopilot is a terrible, terrible analogy. Let's throw in an extra terrible.