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I upvoted an unpopular opinion, and I think it's worth reiterating. The autopilot feature in this case probably saved the guy's life and other drivers around h
by bfung 8y ago
I upvoted an unpopular opinion, and I think it's worth reiterating. The autopilot feature in this case probably saved the guy's life and other drivers around him - if he was drunk, his decision to drive probably wasn't based on autopilot anyways.
- crisdux 8y agoYou are making way too many assumptions here for my taste. It's easy for me to assume that having autopilot probably did influence his decision to drink and drive.
- BoorishBears 8y agoHow would lane keep assist and automatic emergency braking, both of which would have triggered at the first hint of being tired with very strong alerts: a) not have saved his life b) not encouraged him to rely on them to make up for his current state Now a basic Corolla will detect that you’re sleepy and encourage you to pull over if it has to intervene often enough. Autopilot is a step backwards from systems like this.
- mikeash 8y agoPeople think the alternate headline is “man drives home safely.” It’s actually “it took 700 feet for a sleeping driver to crash.”