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The problem with software updates in cars is that they change the car's behavior, and you end up with a car that did one thing yesterday, and a different thing

The problem with software updates in cars is that they change the car's behavior, and you end up with a car that did one thing yesterday, and a different thing today. Like steering into a barrier. https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/8a0jfh/autopilot_barrier_lust_201812/ https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/8a0jfh/autopil...

aaomidi 8y ago
These videos are getting old, boring, and annoying. Everyone who drives a tesla knows how their car behaves. I don't expect it to see that barrier when I'm driving my model 3. Listen - it's hard to imagine what it's actually like to drive a Tesla and learning what it can or can't do. Everyone driving a tesla right now knows that the autopilot is more like a rookie co-pilot that needs monitoring and checking all along the way. Despite its limitations its still the best car out there from what I've personally experienced.
- mdorazio 8y ago
  Are you actually serious right now? The number of people I see driving a Tesla on the freeway and doing anything other than monitoring and checking all along the way is ridiculous. A huge percentage of Tesla drivers absolutely do not know, or care, that autopilot requires constant attention.
- robertcope 8y ago
  Tell that to the woman I saw driving down I-45 recently in a Tesla. Going well under the flow of traffic in the left lane, doing her makeup, completely not paying attention to anything but herself.
  - grey-area 8y ago
    I agree these people are risking their lives. That shows just how badly people want to do something else instead of driving though, and how important autonomous cars are. If tesla (or some other company) can get it right, this is transformative.
    - jacquesm 8y ago
      They are not just risking their lives. They are risking the lives of everybody around them as well.
      - aaomidi 8y ago
        This is already happening with people driving. Pay attention to other drivers, I've seen people watch a movie on their phone while driving. I've seen people move their hands completely off of the wheel and drive. At least with this you usually don't go hitting other cars, rather hit barriers and walls.
  - s_y_n_t_a_x 8y ago
    People do that in ICE cars.
- sorenjan 8y ago
  So you missed the point about how it started behaving differently overnight after an update? Getting people used to one behavior and then changing it without their knowledge is fine in mobile apps, not so much when it's driving your car in traffic.
  - aaomidi 8y ago
    I didn't. I got this update too. It didn't start entirely behaving differently - it was handling the outside world a little differently and was fixed within a couple of days. I'm not defending tesla here, I'm just saying this tech is still far better than the average driver paying barely any attention to the road.

aaomidi 8y ago

These videos are getting old, boring, and annoying. Everyone who drives a tesla knows how their car behaves. I don't expect it to see that barrier when I'm driving my model 3. Listen - it's hard to imagine what it's actually like to drive a Tesla and learning what it can or can't do. Everyone driving a tesla right now knows that the autopilot is more like a rookie co-pilot that needs monitoring and checking all along the way. Despite its limitations its still the best car out there from what I've personally experienced.

mdorazio 8y ago
Are you actually serious right now? The number of people I see driving a Tesla on the freeway and doing anything other than monitoring and checking all along the way is ridiculous. A huge percentage of Tesla drivers absolutely do not know, or care, that autopilot requires constant attention.
robertcope 8y ago
Tell that to the woman I saw driving down I-45 recently in a Tesla. Going well under the flow of traffic in the left lane, doing her makeup, completely not paying attention to anything but herself.
- grey-area 8y ago
  I agree these people are risking their lives. That shows just how badly people want to do something else instead of driving though, and how important autonomous cars are. If tesla (or some other company) can get it right, this is transformative.
  - jacquesm 8y ago
    They are not just risking their lives. They are risking the lives of everybody around them as well.
    - aaomidi 8y ago
      This is already happening with people driving. Pay attention to other drivers, I've seen people watch a movie on their phone while driving. I've seen people move their hands completely off of the wheel and drive. At least with this you usually don't go hitting other cars, rather hit barriers and walls.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 8y ago
  People do that in ICE cars.
sorenjan 8y ago
So you missed the point about how it started behaving differently overnight after an update? Getting people used to one behavior and then changing it without their knowledge is fine in mobile apps, not so much when it's driving your car in traffic.
- aaomidi 8y ago
  I didn't. I got this update too. It didn't start entirely behaving differently - it was handling the outside world a little differently and was fixed within a couple of days. I'm not defending tesla here, I'm just saying this tech is still far better than the average driver paying barely any attention to the road.