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In a few months: Tesla baffled as regulators crack down on their "I'm in a rush" feature, which makes Tesla cars with FSD ignore any and all speed limits as lon

In a few months: Tesla baffled as regulators crack down on their "I'm in a rush" feature, which makes Tesla cars with FSD ignore any and all speed limits as long as the car deems that's safe to do and won't bother anybody.

gjsman-1000 5y ago
Nah, they wouldn't call it "I'm in a rush." They'd call it "Cannonball Run Challenge Mode." ;)
- LastMuel 5y ago
  Apparently, it's "Assertive Mode"
duxup 5y ago
I look forward to: <button>DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?</button> Personally I'd like a Foghat option: <button>Slow ride, take it easy.</button>
- natch 5y ago
  Chill mode…
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
  I hope robotaxis will have a setting for this. It can be a real pleasure to enjoy a buttery-smooth ride, and robots will excel at it. And of course manufacturers will optimize for it since it demonstrates confidence and safety. OTOH, you know what can also be fun? Having a Tesla kick your butt with almost 1 G. There should be a reasonably-smooth default setting, a "show me your skills" super-smooth setting, a "sporty" setting, and "madman". The latter would probably cost extra due to the extra wear and tear, and I'm sure I'd pay for it, at least once, for the experience.
ajross 5y ago
I'm not sure I understand the joke here. That's the way it works. The cars already allow you to speed (up to a limit, obviously). Just roll the right scroll wheel. And you can control its default choices via a menu (e.g. "limit + 5mph", etc...). Being able to match traffic speeds is a good and useful feature. But yes, it's technically "illegal", just like a rolling stop. Which prods the question of why one is subject to regulatory oversight and the other is not.
- warkdarrior 5y ago
  > But yes, it's technically "illegal", just like a rolling stop. Which prods the question of why one is subject to regulatory oversight and the other is not. Because one is a safety issue when done, and one is a safety issue when not done. Not obeying the speed limit is (mostly) safe when matching the traffic around you. Not stopping fully at a stop sign is unsafe since it can lead to accidents regardless of what everyone else around you does. Or to flip it around... obeying the speed limit but not matching the traffic around you is generally unsafe. While obeying the stop sign and stopping fully is always safe.
  - bryanlarsen 5y ago
    InTheArena got rear-ended and road raged for coming to a full stop: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30165411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30165411
- zamadatix 5y ago
  Limit + 5mph is an explicit control by the driver, not a decision by the car. "I'm in a rush" described here is not explicit, the car is making decisions on how much faster to go. Self driving regulations naturally only regulate decisions by the car, not decisions by the driver. "break all speeding laws however you want" isn't a decision as much as a directive on how to make driving decisions. Same with rolling stop in fsd, it's even more clearly a decision by the car which would naturally fall under self driving regulation while decisions by the driver naturally wouldn't. I.e. this isn't a "perform rolling stops" button the driver pressed to force the decision.
sidewndr46 5y ago
Just wait till they add a full self driving pit maneuver option to the caR!

gjsman-1000 5y ago

Nah, they wouldn't call it "I'm in a rush." They'd call it "Cannonball Run Challenge Mode." ;)

LastMuel 5y ago
Apparently, it's "Assertive Mode"

duxup 5y ago

I look forward to: <button>DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?</button> Personally I'd like a Foghat option: <button>Slow ride, take it easy.</button>

natch 5y ago
Chill mode…
tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
I hope robotaxis will have a setting for this. It can be a real pleasure to enjoy a buttery-smooth ride, and robots will excel at it. And of course manufacturers will optimize for it since it demonstrates confidence and safety. OTOH, you know what can also be fun? Having a Tesla kick your butt with almost 1 G. There should be a reasonably-smooth default setting, a "show me your skills" super-smooth setting, a "sporty" setting, and "madman". The latter would probably cost extra due to the extra wear and tear, and I'm sure I'd pay for it, at least once, for the experience.

ajross 5y ago

I'm not sure I understand the joke here. That's the way it works. The cars already allow you to speed (up to a limit, obviously). Just roll the right scroll wheel. And you can control its default choices via a menu (e.g. "limit + 5mph", etc...). Being able to match traffic speeds is a good and useful feature. But yes, it's technically "illegal", just like a rolling stop. Which prods the question of why one is subject to regulatory oversight and the other is not.

warkdarrior 5y ago
> But yes, it's technically "illegal", just like a rolling stop. Which prods the question of why one is subject to regulatory oversight and the other is not. Because one is a safety issue when done, and one is a safety issue when not done. Not obeying the speed limit is (mostly) safe when matching the traffic around you. Not stopping fully at a stop sign is unsafe since it can lead to accidents regardless of what everyone else around you does. Or to flip it around... obeying the speed limit but not matching the traffic around you is generally unsafe. While obeying the stop sign and stopping fully is always safe.
- bryanlarsen 5y ago
  InTheArena got rear-ended and road raged for coming to a full stop: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30165411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30165411
zamadatix 5y ago
Limit + 5mph is an explicit control by the driver, not a decision by the car. "I'm in a rush" described here is not explicit, the car is making decisions on how much faster to go. Self driving regulations naturally only regulate decisions by the car, not decisions by the driver. "break all speeding laws however you want" isn't a decision as much as a directive on how to make driving decisions. Same with rolling stop in fsd, it's even more clearly a decision by the car which would naturally fall under self driving regulation while decisions by the driver naturally wouldn't. I.e. this isn't a "perform rolling stops" button the driver pressed to force the decision.

sidewndr46 5y ago

Just wait till they add a full self driving pit maneuver option to the caR!