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Maybe they could take some ideas from the rail industry, which have been dealing with this issue for quite some time now. Engineers are required to to make som
by c0nducktr 9y ago
Maybe they could take some ideas from the rail industry, which have been dealing with this issue for quite some time now.
Engineers are required to to make some kind of input to verify that they're still alert, or the train stops[1] if they haven't done anything in X seconds.
Obviously you wouldn't want the car to just stop in the middle of the road, but there could be something like that designed.
[1] https://www.quora.com/If-a-train-driver-falls-asleep-what-happens-to-the-train https://www.quora.com/If-a-train-driver-falls-asleep-what-ha...
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- kg5key 9y agoTesla does have a sensor in the wheel that "feels" for resistance on the wheel. In my experience, it's more than sensitive enough to be able to detect a hand being on the wheel, but is easily defeated by idiots. I'd imagine Tesla wasn't thinking about how the driver alertness feature could be countered unfortunately. Perhaps we'll see Tesla adapting the eye tracking tech that Cadillac Hypercruise is using. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/tesla-orange-hack/ https://www.dailydot.com/debug/tesla-orange-hack/
- Zombieball 9y agoNever knew about the Cadillac. Very cool, thanks for calling it out. I wonder how to truly tell if a driver is attentive? The Cadillac indicates it uses head tracking technology. I wonder if that is sufficient? Seems you probably need even eye-tracking: an attentive driver keeps looking around or something.
- jcranmer 9y agoAll smart-assist cars are required to sense if the drivers are actually maintaining their hands of the wheel. I don't know if they are to disengage or merely to annoy the user, but Tesla is notorious for skirting these regulations.
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