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Crazy idea but what about a camera placed in a way that Tesla would capture footage of the brake and accelerator. Store up to X minutes/hours of that would come
by gist 10y ago
Crazy idea but what about a camera placed in a way that Tesla would capture footage of the brake and accelerator. Store up to X minutes/hours of that would come in helpful when combined with the other data they collect.
- Sir_Substance 10y agoSounds like an unnecessarily complex alternative to just logging the pedal state the same as you would a keypress.
- i_are_smart 10y agoThe problem with just logging like that is in the reliability of the logs - what if there's a defect in the position sensor? The pedal (and thus the logs) may report throttle at 100% and breaks at 0% even if it was the other way around.
- gist 10y agoWhat is complex about logging video footage with sensor overlay (or still shots)? Plus it gives you evidence that any jury can understand.
- dragontamer 10y agoYeah, but what if the pedal state was bugged? Look, a carpet snagged on pedals a few years ago and that was sufficient to cause a recall. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/02/toyota-announces-two-new-recalls-for-accelerator-pedal-safety-amends-floor-mat-recall/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/02/toyota-annou... That's the level of service I'd expect from any major auto-company. Just because the pedal was down doesn't necessarily mean that we've got driver-error going on here.