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As far as I understand car manufacturing is a regulated industry. I honestly do not understand why cannot we have a regulation that if both hands are not on a

by adontz 5y ago

As far as I understand car manufacturing is a regulated industry. I honestly do not understand why cannot we have a regulation that if both hands are not on a steering wheel for more than 10 seconds, then car should gracefully stop? There are technologies in place which measure driver's blinking and tell of driver is tired. Why cannot we detect if driver is looking at the road at all. And if driver does not look at the road for more than 3 seconds, then car should gracefully stop? Maybe I am wrong, but I believe it could make driving much safer, because these stops would be extremely annoying. We already have enforced stop as part of car anti-theft systems and rental car control and it is considered safe enough, so why the heck not?

XorNot 5y ago
A car coming to a halt gently in the middle of a highway is extremely likely to precipitate a multi-car crash. Heck: this is the type of situation which most self-drive systems currently have a very hard time dealing with - a stationary vehicle where they don't expect it.
- mattzito 5y ago
  “Gracefully” could mean put the hazards on, gradually reduce speed, and move to the shoulder. It doesn’t have to mean “come to a halt in the middle of I-95”.
  - debrice 5y ago
    Oddly enough, I see people stopping in the middle of I405 quite often (about once a month)
m_mueller 5y ago
As another layman this seems like a good idea for the next mandatory safety feature now that driver assist is commoditized - lane keep, adaptive cruise and attention monitoring is enough to implement it.
sp332 5y ago
Tesla cheaped out on the touchscreens to save a few bucks. https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows... They have been extremely resistant to adding any hardware even after other companies have used capacitive sensors on the steering wheel and/or eye trackers.

by adontz 5y ago

XorNot 5y ago

A car coming to a halt gently in the middle of a highway is extremely likely to precipitate a multi-car crash. Heck: this is the type of situation which most self-drive systems currently have a very hard time dealing with - a stationary vehicle where they don't expect it.

mattzito 5y ago
“Gracefully” could mean put the hazards on, gradually reduce speed, and move to the shoulder. It doesn’t have to mean “come to a halt in the middle of I-95”.
- debrice 5y ago
  Oddly enough, I see people stopping in the middle of I405 quite often (about once a month)

m_mueller 5y ago

As another layman this seems like a good idea for the next mandatory safety feature now that driver assist is commoditized - lane keep, adaptive cruise and attention monitoring is enough to implement it.

sp332 5y ago

Tesla cheaped out on the touchscreens to save a few bucks. https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows... They have been extremely resistant to adding any hardware even after other companies have used capacitive sensors on the steering wheel and/or eye trackers.