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What will happen when "autopilot" turns off because the driver ignores notifications? Could that cause more issues? It's good that the cars will use sensors aro
by helthanatos 10y ago
What will happen when "autopilot" turns off because the driver ignores notifications? Could that cause more issues? It's good that the cars will use sensors around them better, but turning off the assist function may have some fatal bugs.
- spuz 10y agoIt seems that a plausible reason warning alarms would be ignored might be that the driver had a heart attack or stroke while auto-pilot was engaged. In that case, disabling all automation might be the worst response to the situation. I'm sure that Tesla engineers have considered this scenario but it certainly makes you realise that this is a hard problem to solve.
- toast0 10y agoA vehicle without driver aids and with sudden loss of driver inputs would tend to idle down the road until it hit an object sufficient to stop movement, or ran out of fuel, or the engine stalled for some reason. A better response to lack of driver input would be to come to a controlled stop, preferably out of the traffic lanes (since other Tesla vehicles have driver assistance technology which may not respond to a stationary vehicle in the lanes)