Re:Elon Musk: Tesla cars will have “autopilot mode” by summer
by waterlesscloud on Thursday March 19, 2015 @07:27PM
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Two points in the article bring up an interesting thought- Will autonomous highway driving make the recharging stops more or less annoying? If you're not actively driving the car, will you have less fatigue and so less need or desire for a 30 minute recharging break every few hundred miles?
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Re:Elon Musk: Tesla cars will have “autopilot mode” by summer
by tbrownaw on Thursday March 19, 2015 @07:31PM
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On long trips now, is it the driver or the passengers who are more interested in rest stops?
Re:Elon Musk: Tesla cars will have “autopilot mode” by summer
by waterlesscloud on Thursday March 19, 2015 @07:42PM
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Depends on the drivers and the passengers. But there's a difference between a 5-10 minute restroom stop and a 30 minute recharging stop.
Random thought- the drivers on long distance trips self-select for people who like to keep going.
Re:Elon Musk: Tesla cars will have “autopilot mode” by summer
by pqomdv on Friday March 20, 2015 @06:12AM
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The difference is small if you take the whole trip into account. Assuming one stop, over 6 hours of total trip time, the difference become less than 5%.
I wonder how much a 10 minute stop charges a Tesla S. Probably a third. Once the superchargers become common enough, you can do several shorter stops instead.