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I am not so sure about that statement. On a recent trip I passed through Cincinnati and I let my car; model 3; do both the speed and steering. I set a respectab
by Shivetya 8y ago
I am not so sure about that statement. On a recent trip I passed through Cincinnati and I let my car; model 3; do both the speed and steering. I set a respectable follow distance which did of course encourage a few of the more aggressive drivers to dart in front of me. It never put me in a situation I felt I was at risk and more than once braked for something far quicker than I caught on.
as for the steering and lane keeping, even at V8 it was perfectly fine across hundred mile stretches of interstate. where it had difficulty is when the right line vanished for splitting highways or off ramps. still it recovered to the left before fully going to the right. Not 100% but I bet over 90% of my 600 mile commute North was with both traffic aware cruise control and auto steering.
What took me the most to get used to was TACC which many cars have and have had for years. Once I learned it really did stop and move correctly everything fell into place. The steering was my least concern and I quickly understood its limitations. The payoff was, realizing I was drowsy by seeing something in the rear view mirror I did not recall passing and the car kept me and others safe. Needless to say that was a wake up call to take a break.
Is it perfect, no. However I am under no illusion that I will be able to hop in a FSD car of any brand in bad weather and have it take me to the hospital within the next five years and maybe even ten. I really want to see how they overcome snow and near white out conditions that I have driven because at the time I had to