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Even distracted, tired, drunk drivers do much better than this. None of us are perfect, we’ve all driven drunk. How many times you got caught? It’s the fact pe

Even distracted, tired, drunk drivers do much better than this. None of us are perfect, we’ve all driven drunk. How many times you got caught? It’s the fact people don’t get caught or crashed before that they risk it. So really these vehicles are driving worse than humans at their worst. That’s probably why we are underestimating the problem.

frosted-flakes 6y ago
> we’ve all driven drunk. No we haven't. Some people are responsible drivers and don't drive after drinking alcohol. Others don't drink at all. I've driven while tired, but never drunk. Apart from that, I agree with you.
- ulisesrmzroche 6y ago
  True, most of us then. Definitely the majority. I’ve seen people sleeping and driving in bumper to bumper traffic without causing any problems. So there’s something going on in the brain that we’re not getting.
yawaworht1978 6y ago
Good point, too many have operated a car in some unfit state. The remedy for this could be so much simpler than waiting for Musks fantasies to materialize. Breathalizer integrated to car , quick drug test and some device for detecting tiredness which all need to be "ticked" , else the car engine will not crank up or "electro" up. The distraction issue could be minimized as well, albeit with rather invasive methods. All the above plus taxi apps becoming abundant and the common sense to assess when to use a taxi and the fsd software will take a long time to be better than humans. So far, summon does not even work and i remember driving in a Mercedes with lane assist and automatic braking if the distance to vehicle ahead is too small in 2010 or something. Did Tesla even exist at that time or where they at the stage where they used Lotus cars and replaced the drive train and the stickers? The features are not much better than what I have seen in a 2010 Mercer.

frosted-flakes 6y ago

> we’ve all driven drunk. No we haven't. Some people are responsible drivers and don't drive after drinking alcohol. Others don't drink at all. I've driven while tired, but never drunk. Apart from that, I agree with you.

ulisesrmzroche 6y ago
True, most of us then. Definitely the majority. I’ve seen people sleeping and driving in bumper to bumper traffic without causing any problems. So there’s something going on in the brain that we’re not getting.

yawaworht1978 6y ago

Good point, too many have operated a car in some unfit state. The remedy for this could be so much simpler than waiting for Musks fantasies to materialize. Breathalizer integrated to car , quick drug test and some device for detecting tiredness which all need to be "ticked" , else the car engine will not crank up or "electro" up. The distraction issue could be minimized as well, albeit with rather invasive methods. All the above plus taxi apps becoming abundant and the common sense to assess when to use a taxi and the fsd software will take a long time to be better than humans. So far, summon does not even work and i remember driving in a Mercedes with lane assist and automatic braking if the distance to vehicle ahead is too small in 2010 or something. Did Tesla even exist at that time or where they at the stage where they used Lotus cars and replaced the drive train and the stickers? The features are not much better than what I have seen in a 2010 Mercer.