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A single pedal would be manual control over acceleration and braking. All the way off is full breaking (or stopped), half way down is coasting, and all the way
by njarboe 7y ago
A single pedal would be manual control over acceleration and braking. All the way off is full breaking (or stopped), half way down is coasting, and all the way down is full acceleration. Society could never transition to such a control system, but I would love to try it. If Tesla's pedals are completely drive-by-wire, they could pretty easily set things up to run that way.
- davidgould 7y agoTesla’s have this as part of the selectable “Hold Mode” since an update a few weeks ago. Let off the pedal completely and it slows rapidly to a complete and very smooth stop. It’s surprisingly easy to get used to and one can drive for days without ever touching the brake pedal. It also makes the car slightly more efficient. The brake pedal in Tesla’s controls only the friction brakes, the accelerator controls acceleration and deceleration via the motor(s).