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If level 2 requires such handholding, what’s the point? Seems to me like it just leads to a false sense of security, giving drivers the feeling that they can tr
by jumpkick 5y ago
If level 2 requires such handholding, what’s the point? Seems to me like it just leads to a false sense of security, giving drivers the feeling that they can trust the self-driving system a lot more than they safely can.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoIt's basically ultra advanced cruise control that can also handle stop and go traffic on a well marked road. That frees the driver up to dedicate more of the situational awareness budget to other things. If you use it that way it's fine. If you expect it to be as smart as a student driver it's not fine.
- tshaddox 5y agoThe point is that it makes driving on the highway easier, just like automatic transmissions, power steering, etc. I'm sure early critics of all of these technologies have said things like "but if the driver doesn't need to spend mental and physical energy to that this they will stop paying attention to the road and will be less safe."
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoYou’re sure? Perhaps you could find where somebody actually said that.
- tshaddox 5y agoI meant it sarcastically. Perhaps no one did say that at the time. My point was that it would obviously be ridiculous if they did.
- LightG 5y ago100% ... I'd rather at least get the pleasure of driving, rather than basically becoming the supervisor for my car. Quartlery performance reviews, checking on KPI's. Autopilot and the like are absolutely not on my list of features I'm looking for when buying a new car. Crusie-control? Handy. AP, waste of (my) time.