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Having actually test-driven many of these cars this year, in practice Tesla is much better than the competition. There might still be problems in different cond
by Erlich_Bachman 7y ago
Having actually test-driven many of these cars this year, in practice Tesla is much better than the competition. There might still be problems in different conditions, and it is not fully autonomous of course, but the common HN myth that other cars basically have the same lane assist that tesla has is just a lore. Tesla autopilot is light years ahead of the rest of them.
- aeternum 7y agoLook at the IIHS ratings though. The Tesla failed to detect a crossing child in both the 12 and 25mph tests. In both, it still hit the child with only a 5mph speed reduction. Seems unlike Tesla to be out-classed like this. Six other models had significantly better speed reduction or didn't hit the pedestrian at all. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/performance-of-pedestrian-crash-prevention-varies-among-midsize-cars https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/performance-of-pedestrian-c...
- Erlich_Bachman 7y agoThis is definitely interesting, and it is completely possible that in some situations other manufacturers might have the upper hand. They did test it on autopilot though, right? It says "standard" on Model 3. AFAIK autopilot features are not standard, it's an option you have to buy on Tesla. I also can't find anywhere in the report whether the car was actually driving on autopilot or not. All of these details I think make a big difference. A standard non-autopilot-equipped model 3 might just be subpar to other cars, it would not surprise me.