Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictably terrible

Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by pclmulqdq on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:42PM (#35430107)

It may seem odd, but it is pretty key to reaction time - studies on this have shown that it takes about 2 seconds for an emergency stop when you're actively using the accelerator pedal (which is almost 100% of the time your Tesla is rolling forward), while it only takes a little under a second to do an emergency stop when your foot is over the brake. The car rolling forward when no pedal is applied is actually a safety feature, weirdly (although an accidental one).

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by bottlepalm on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:49PM (#35430228)

Yea, but the Tesla can brake faster automatically in an emergency faster than I can realize an emergency is happening.

And again, when I drive cars that don't slow down without input, or creep, it just feels more out of control and dangerous. The Tesla is inherently safer by quickly slowing down when no input is applied.

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by pclmulqdq on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:54PM (#35430311)

(citation needed)

I'm sure that it feels safer, but a lot of people felt safer in cars without airbags too.

Also, relying only on auto-braking is a really bad idea. A lot of people have died doing that (not just in Teslas). It works 99.9% of the time, but that other 0.1%...

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by bottlepalm on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:16PM (#35430625)

Having a car quickly slow down and stop automatically is inherently safer. Most other cars will continue coasting/creeping until they hit something. There's really no way to spin how that is better/safer.

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