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> If there was opposing traffic in that lane, would the car still change into it? Thought experiment for human drivers: if there were a stationary fire truck i
by logifail 8y ago
> If there was opposing traffic in that lane, would the car still change into it?
Thought experiment for human drivers: if there were a stationary fire truck in your lane, under what circumstances would you drive into the back of it, without braking?
- gridspy 8y agoPerhaps if I was following a tall vehicle too close then they swerved to avoid the firetruck rather than stopping....? "The Model S was traveling behind a pickup truck with Autopilot engaged. Due to the truck’s size, the Tesla’s driver was unable to see beyond the vehicle in front. “... The pickup truck suddenly swerved into the right lane because of the firetruck parked ahead. Because the pickup truck was too high to see over, he didn’t have enough time to react.”" https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-firetruck-crash-details/ https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-firetruck-crash-deta...
- logifail 8y ago> Perhaps if I was following a tall vehicle too close [..] "The Model S was traveling behind a pickup truck..." I'm struggling to see how the geometry works here, how close do you have get to a pickup for it to completely obscure a fire truck in the lane ahead? I can't imagine I'd be happy being in a vehicle that close to another travelling at those speeds. Q: Does Tesla's Autopilot simply let you drive(or perhaps more accurately: "be driven") that close to the vehicle in front?