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Re:Elon Musk: Tesla cars will have “autopilot mode” by summer by tbrownaw on Thursday March 19, 2015 @07:31PM (#9235297)
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 (#9235358)
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 (#9236864)
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.