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Yet another walk of life where the words: 'personal' and: 'responsibility' are being pushed further and further apart.
And accepted...
And accepted...
Adaptive cruise control is so variable, since they all use such different HW and algorithms.As Fortnine says in the video calling it Autopilot when its functionality falls far short of that is an issue, especially when that label is taken literally.
Having taken delivery of a Model 3 just 2 weeks ago (i don't and won't use auotpilot) i can say that the adaptive cruise control on the VW Passat i was driving previously, while not fault free, was considerably less prone to random braking etc than the Tesla is proving to be.
True - but I believe it comes down to being cautious as you get to know the behaviour under adaptive cruise.Adaptive cruise control is so variable, since they all use such different HW and algorithms.
In my wife's 2016 Ford Ranger, it is downright dangerous as you approach another vehicle - it shuts off as you are approaching and the truck actually accelerates towards a stopped vehicle!
My 2016 Mercedes is excellent. Follows from motorway speeds down to a dead stop without fail. On a non-motorway situation, there can be some braking irregularities. For instance, on a curve with a turn lane at the apex - the system "sees" the car in the turn lane dead ahead, but it is in another lane, so will brake. So, it is not to be mis-used really as an auto-speed pilot. There is a speed-limiter function for that...
True - but I believe it comes down to being cautious as you get to know the behaviour under adaptive cruise.
There also circumstances where it should never be used.
Sort of like a gun - a great tool until it's misused.
Cheers
PS: My car also has autonomous braking (apparently!). I have tested adaptive cruise down to a stop in various circumstances. Without looking for the inevitable inane answers, how can I do a test to determine if/how my autonomous brakes function works (if at all)?
ADAS, Assisted & Automated Driving - Thatcham Research
As increasing levels of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology becomes mandatory, its effectiveness in reducing crash severity and frequency...www.thatcham.org
I remember when commuting to and from work in Birmingham that the car to avoid at junctions was a Volvo, drivers knew they were immune from personal injury at 30 to 40 mph so just pulled out at junctions.He said do away with ABS and auto braking
Do away with airbags and traction control etc
IndeedI remember when commuting to and from work in Birmingham that the car to avoid at junctions was a Volvo, drivers knew they were immune from personal injury at 30 to 40 mph so just pulled out at junctions.
If Big Government has their way there won't be any more motorcycles, scooters or spyders anymore. IMHO .AI is coming. Big government loves it.
There will be more to come.
What needs to be done are some kind of transmitter fitted to undersize vehicles, IE motorcycles, scooters, Spyders etc.
Credited to an economist called Gordon Tullock and called the Tullock Spike.I believe Eddie Izzard had a great solution to improve road safety....fit a giant spike to the steering wheel, an inch away from and pointed right between the driver's eyes..... ;-)
Yup...damn sad.I'm not a fully paid up tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist, but it wouldn't be hard to construe a link to removing free will and freedom of choice by subjugating yourself to the machine..
Drove past a large secondary school yesterday as it was filling up, frightening the number of young people walking neck bent, totally engrossed in the phone and seemingly oblivious to the world around them....
Tesla cars and I believe all electric cars can be turned off wherever they are in the world?I'm not a fully paid up tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist, but it wouldn't be hard to construe a link to removing free will and freedom of choice by subjugating yourself to the machine..
Drove past a large secondary school yesterday as it was filling up, frightening the number of young people walking neck bent, totally engrossed in the phone and seemingly oblivious to the world around them....