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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by smnrchrds on Sunday January 24, 2021 @04:23PM (#25896210)
I am not so sure about this. Modern cars come with a lot of safety features, like automatic braking and adaptive cruise control. Sure, if you replace all 1995 Honda Civics with Teslas, you will save many lives. I don't think you could save any lives by replacing all modern 2020 cars from other manufacturers with Teslas.
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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by diebeforei485 on Sunday January 24, 2021 @10:22PM (#25898661)
All of the systems in other vehicles have the same pitfalls as any driver-assistance system and have the same driver behavior risks as Tesla's system.
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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by ashtonkem on Sunday January 24, 2021 @10:44PM (#25898812)
They’re also designed and marketed very differently. The lane keeping in my Subaru isn’t good enough for me to fully trust it, so I monitor it carefully.

I suspect that there’s probably a local minimum for safety, where the autopilot is good enough to lull users into complacency, but not good enough to actually be safe.

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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by SkyPuncher on Sunday January 24, 2021 @11:00PM (#25898921)
> The lane keeping in my Subaru isn’t good enough for me to fully trust it, so I monitor it carefully.

We have a Hyundai Palisade with Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep assist. Amazing for reducing fatigue (the small little corrections). Not good enough to let you get distracted. I always have to be mentally ready to hop in.

I think it's a perfect solution until we have true FSD that can handle absolutely all conditions and situations.

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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by diebeforei485 on Sunday January 24, 2021 @11:03PM (#25898941)
> The lane keeping in my Subaru isn’t good enough for me to fully trust it, so I monitor it carefully.

Basically everyone with a Tesla says the same thing.

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