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I have a feeling in the software dev stack, they were like "Let's test out our computer vision. We can disable x and y. It's okay because we have a human driver

I have a feeling in the software dev stack, they were like "Let's test out our computer vision. We can disable x and y. It's okay because we have a human driver." Any assistant features reduce driver awareness. Take the Tesla car that crashed into a barrier. Even if the driver had hands on the wheel, the fact the car was auto-lane adjusting well for so long can relax the drivers cognitive functions. You start thinking about other things, and not even realize your lane assistant feature, improperly named "auto-pilot" lost its tracking and is now driving you into a barrier. You're dead. Uber shouldn't have had these cars on the road, and they certainly shouldn't have disabled any safety features because they thought they could rely on drivers to stay alert after eight+ hours a day in these things.

derekp7 8y ago
Just out of curiosity, what if a road had concave shaped lanes such that the steering was always biased toward the center of the lane. Then at some point the surface changes. Would that have a similar effect of causing drivers to potentially crash at that point? If not, then any driver assisted implementation should emulate the feel of a concave road (or road ruts) as much as possible. Make it so that the car is more comfortable to drive, but just subtle enough so that the driver's attention doesn't drift too much.
- rimliu 8y ago
  Honda has its own “Honda sensing” system which enables adaptive cruise control, line keep assist and emergency braking. If you are about to leave road/line ut vibrates the steering wheel to get your attention. If it thinks you are not holding the wheel it also warns you and after some time disengages.