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The "Autopilot" (aka Lane Assist) of my VW does that. If you don't get your hands on the wheel after it wants you to do (which is about 10-15s) and after a firs
by Matthias247 10y ago
The "Autopilot" (aka Lane Assist) of my VW does that. If you don't get your hands on the wheel after it wants you to do (which is about 10-15s) and after a first warning it will hit the brakes with a lot of power for the fraction of a second.
So it's not actually stopping but giving you a clear signal that you should do something and would wake you up if you fell asleep. I don't know if it will come to a stop if you also ignore this warning, because it's not something you want to test with other participants on the road behind you.
I think that's the important difference: This system actively disencourages the driver from fully relying on the system while Teslas implementation does not seem to do it.
- danso 10y agoApologize for not googling this myself: what mechanisms do autopilot programs have for detecting traffic conditions behind them, in terms of camera/radar/algorithms? Are they less robust than the mechanisms governing detection in front of the vehicle?
- Matthias247 10y agoI guess the current lane-assisting and adaptive cruise control systems don't do anything at all. Most cars only have ultrasonic parking sensors in the back and probably a parking camera which both don't have any range. They probably rely on the fact that vehicles behind them should drive in the normal safety distance and that following cars are responsible for avoiding rear end collisions.