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"saved his life" kind of implies that there was no other viable option to get to the hospital, like calling an ambulance. And what a tragic story it would have
by jo909 10y ago
"saved his life" kind of implies that there was no other viable option to get to the hospital, like calling an ambulance.
And what a tragic story it would have been if he had become unconscious along the way, the car stopping somewhere on the side of the road and it takes too long to find and help him.
- ivanca 10y agoActually it would have been more tragic in almost any other car, because when people turn unconscious driving they sometimes crash against other vehicles.
- manojlds 10y agoThe Tesla would have stopped on the road itself, with hazard lights on.
- jeffbush 10y agoHow would it know to do that? I assume if he had passed out it would have just continued driving on the highway until it ran out of battery, right?
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- brokenmachine 10y agoI think they beep to warn you, then eventually stop if you don't have your hands on the wheel.
- jeffbush 10y agoSure enough :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ojb2x2R28&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ojb2x2R28&feature=youtu.be
- heimatau 10y agoI know Tesla is a premium car but...image if the masses had access to an autopilot like this, or better. Many can't afford the ambulance costs. Autopilot can change this excessive cost on the market.
- andmarios 10y agoBetter yet, image if masses had free access to ambulances! Oh wait, this is the case in most 1st world countries...
- Tempest1981 10y agoSometimes it's hard to get the ambulances to show up quickly, even in Silicon Valley: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23119425/santa-clara-county-threatens-yank-rural-metros-ambulance http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23119425/santa-clara-county-th... Private enterprise, trying to maximize profit. Public services, trying to minimize costs. Mostly works.
- gozur88 10y agoFree? No, of course not. You pay for them as part of your taxes. It isn't any cheaper to pay a bunch of government bureaucrats who use what's left to provide ambulance service than to just pay the ambulance myself.