Re:Tesla hacker reveals what driver-facing camera is looking...
by dafoex on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @05:12AM
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I agree, but I interpret the argument as such: Tesla, by using language like "your hands are only there for regulatory reasons" makes no effort to dispel the myth to the driver that the car autopilot can exceed all human drivers in every situation. It aught to be on Tesla's head to instruct the driver that they are the safety net to the computer.
To use the aeroplane analogy that Tesla wants to market: the computer is the first officer in charge of flying the plane, the driver is the captain in charge of everything else.
Re:Tesla hacker reveals what driver-facing camera is looking...
by theshrike79 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @06:50AM
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Yea, the Tesla marketing team has gone a bit overboard and some people are taking their spiel as gospel.
On the other hand, event the new VW ID.3 can drive on regular roads, manage roundabouts and adjust speed according to speed signs, they're just not making a huge fuss about it.
I see it more as an assistant that makes us all better drivers by letting us concentrate on stuff the computer can't do.
Even my Hyundai can drive automatically perfectly well at highway speeds and follow the road and even slow down with the traffic. This lets me relax behind the wheel and concentrate on other things than keeping the car in the lane.
I feel I'm a lot less tired and more anttentive when driving with an "autopilot", all the little micro-adjustments needed vex on my brain like nothing else.