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The Chrysler 200 has 'autopilot'. It sees the lane and will steer for you (within reasonable limits), however, it somehow detects when your hands are not on th
by stevecalifornia 11y ago
The Chrysler 200 has 'autopilot'. It sees the lane and will steer for you (within reasonable limits), however, it somehow detects when your hands are not on the wheel and after 10ish seconds will sound an alarm, turn the dash red and deactivate the auto-steering.
It seems like Tesla should do this.
- mikeash 11y agoTesla does this if the car loses confidence and thinks you might need to take over. You can drive for quite a while completely hands-free, but only if the road is good and the car is handling it well. I think this is a pretty good way to do it, personally. I'd be sad if they dropped it to match the lowest common denominator and required hands on the wheel always.
- tzs 11y agoWhat does it do when operating hands-free if conditions change and it loses confidence, but you ignore the signal to take over?
- mikeash 11y agoIt beeps at you with ever greater urgency, then if you still neglect it, it puts on the hazard lights and stops the car.
- Asbostos 11y agoHow is driving hands free different from being the lowest common denominator? The people in those videos weren't doing much more than taking their hands off the wheel. Sure, one was holding other items, but he could have dropped them and grabbed the wheel in an emergency. What would you be doing with your hands if they're not on the wheel but still be more safe than this?
- mikeash 11y agoI'm not sure I understand what you're getting at. The lowest common denominator in terms of cars with lane-keeping is to require the driver to keep their hands on the wheel. That's how all systems work currently, besides Tesla's. I'm just expressing my hope that Tesla doesn't decide to do that too.