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I've gone on a 4 hour road trip (all on a major US highway) where I actually drove for maybe 30 mins total. The car drove flawlessly on the highway. For these s
by atonse 7y ago
I've gone on a 4 hour road trip (all on a major US highway) where I actually drove for maybe 30 mins total. The car drove flawlessly on the highway. For these situations, it is a perfect use case to help with the monotony of highway driving.
Yes I had to stay alert, but I could also relax a bit and look around every now and then, chuckle at a billboard, or pass some food back to my kid, which I can't if I'm driving.
- thebruce87m 7y agoThe software engineer that died when his Tesla hit a barrier only had a 4 second window to react [1]. Hope you’re not looking away for too long. [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/ntsbs-tesla-fatal-crash-report-autopilot-sped-up-no-braking-in-final-seconds/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/ntsbs-tesla-fatal-crash-report...
- atonse 7y agoYeah like I tell my relatives and friends, "I'm a software guy which is exactly why I don't fully trust this thing. I know my people and know exactly how the sausage is made." I only use autopilot on a sunny day, with less traffic (if going full speed, or in a traffic jam where you're going 10 mph) and only if the lines are very obvious. Anything away from that happy path, I'm manually driving.