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Also there was a car between the truck and the Tesla for some time. Since they are not specific about the timing, the car in front might have just avoided the t
by erikb 8y ago
Also there was a car between the truck and the Tesla for some time. Since they are not specific about the timing, the car in front might have just avoided the truck which leaves little time for sensors below the lights to even register that there is something else. Does Tesla also have sensors at the top to see two+ cars ahead?
- piva00 8y agoMy gripe with this argument is that even some humans can have a reaction time to at least start braking under these circumstances, I don't mean all drivers but as an example: I raced go-karts (just as an amateur but took some lessons and also some racing classes in cars with 300 hp) and sometimes my reflexes while racing were surprising, even for myself, narrowly avoiding collisions at 100+ km/h in tight circuits. With that said I'd have thought that sensors and computers could be much faster than even my trained reflexes.
- barrkel 8y agoIn a continuous system like racing, there are two more things to consider: prediction and relative motion. Avoiding something you can predict, or avoiding something which is moving much slower than 100+ km/h relative to you, isn't too difficult (I do it all the time on motorbikes and scooters). But this perception can fool you into thinking you have more control than you do - should something really unexpected occur, your reaction time will surprise you by being slower.