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What I'm trying to imply is that "not paying attention" is exactly what happened here. The "attention checking" has a delay of a few seconds on it before it'll
by Karunamon 8y ago
What I'm trying to imply is that "not paying attention" is exactly what happened here.
The "attention checking" has a delay of a few seconds on it before it'll start warning you to grip the wheel. If your hands were on the wheel, and you were paying attention, there's no reaction time, since the erroneous control input would be overridden by your hands keeping you in your lane.
Put simply, if your grip on the wheel was loose enough to where the computer-generated move could physically move the wheel, you weren't in control of the vehicle and would be generating warnings.
- lisper 8y agoNo, it wouldn't. Having your hands are on the wheel doesn't insure that you're paying attention. And if you need to be paying attention 100% of the time anyway, what's the point of having an autopilot?
- Karunamon 8y agoBut having your hands off the wheel absolutely does mean you aren't paying attention. Which is why Tesla and most other self-driving systems I'm aware of check for it. It's a negative signal, not a positive one. >And if you need to be paying attention 100% of the time anyway, what's the point of having an autopilot? The same reason cruise control is a thing on every modern car. It down on fatigue, which in turn, should improve safety and comfort. You're still required to be in control of your speed, but the vehicle manages keeping you at the set speed.