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Given that (1) pressing the wrong pedal is a fairly common accident, (2) the driver was new to Model X, and (3) the Model X has "one pedal" driving, it's extrem
by greglindahl 10y ago
Given that (1) pressing the wrong pedal is a fairly common accident, (2) the driver was new to Model X, and (3) the Model X has "one pedal" driving, it's extremely likely that the driver thought she was pressing the brake.
Contrary to what the husband says in the article, this problem happens to drivers of all ages.
- chrisseaton 10y agoOne pedal driving? How does that work? When you take your foot off the accelerator it brakes? What about the clutch?
- delecti 10y agoWhen not driving in autonomous mode, yes, taking your foot off the accelerator causes the car to activate regenerative braking. And it's an electric vehicle, there's no clutch.
- Bud 10y agoElectric cars have no clutch. The Tesla is a single-gear transmission.
- chrisseaton 10y agoIs it hard to get used to a car with no clutch?
- maccard 10y agoI drive a manual car, and have driven an automatic on occasion. I found it quite simple in most occasions, but when you need to slow down suddenly, the instinct is still to use a clutch and brake.
- beachstartup 10y agomost cars don't have clutches these days.
- honkhonkpants 10y ago... in america. Most cars sold in Europe are still manuals, although automatics are slowly taking over there, too.
- dogma1138 10y agoThere's also robotic transmissions mostly on Japanese cars that are "automatic" but do have an internal clutch requiring you to take your foot of the gas to switch gears, I've used a car with one and it did promote more civil driving since you could not just bottom out the gas.
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- davedx 10y agoI drive manuals (diesels) normally, and had driven automatics a couple of times. My one drive in a Model S was a little anxious at first but I got used to it very quickly. You just have to drive responsibly: focus 100% on driving until you're genuinely used to it. It's a much simpler way of driving though, as long as you focus it's easier.
- mtgx 10y agoEVs work more like an automatic transmission car, but they actually has no gears to change.
- dogma1138 10y agoYep most of them use a single speed fixed ratio transmission usually with only a reverse mode gear switch.
- slithey 10y agoIf I press both accelerator and brake pedals in my Model S simultaneously, it beeps at me and says 'multiple pedals pushed', then ignores me until I only press one.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoThat sounds like the worst possible solution. Why doesn't it just stop?
- serge2k 10y agowhy would it not just apply brake?