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When one of your main complaints about your self driving car is that it is too timid and doesn’t avoid potholes, I think things are progressing just fine. Just

When one of your main complaints about your self driving car is that it is too timid and doesn’t avoid potholes, I think things are progressing just fine. Just step back a little and think about where the technology was 5, 10 years ago. Heck even 20 years ago. Imagine telling someone on a forum “yeah my self driving car is fine but a little timid for me and ugh, potholes!”

drewg123 5y ago
Well, I have lots of others, but I didn't want to look too much like I'm ranting. They include: - Driving too close to parked cars for comfort on un-laned side streets when there is no oncoming traffic. I personally like to leave enough room to avoid somebody opening their door into me, if I have the room. - Leaving way too much space in front of the car at stoplights. This is a problem when it leads to blocking the entrance to left turn lanes, etc. - Totally blowing through stop signs in parking lots. - Freaking out and making me take over on a mildly tricky interstate interchange where 2 lanes narrow to one. And I'm sure there are a million others that I'm forgetting about.
tsimionescu 5y ago
The point is that you can't rely on FSD to fully self-drive. Somewhat decent doesn't cut it. In particular, if it can't avoid potholes, it's not safe to let it drive on the road.
jjulius 5y ago
I'm confused by this response. "Horribly timid behavior pulling into traffic" sounds like they're saying that when a car pulls into traffic it pulls in too slow, which puts other cars at risk of hitting the Tesla that's not properly getting up to speed. And when I read, "has no knowledge of potholes," I picture a Tesla slamming down into a giant pothole and damaging the car; needing to pull over to get it towed, fixed, etc. Are things really "progressing just fine" if the car is repeatedly putting itself into dangerous situations? Edit: I suppose that one could make the argument that we didn't even have this kind of tech on the roads ten years ago, and sure, that's progress in one sense. But I wouldn't call it "just fine" by a long shot, nor would I dismiss these concerns as whininess.

drewg123 5y ago

Well, I have lots of others, but I didn't want to look too much like I'm ranting. They include: - Driving too close to parked cars for comfort on un-laned side streets when there is no oncoming traffic. I personally like to leave enough room to avoid somebody opening their door into me, if I have the room. - Leaving way too much space in front of the car at stoplights. This is a problem when it leads to blocking the entrance to left turn lanes, etc. - Totally blowing through stop signs in parking lots. - Freaking out and making me take over on a mildly tricky interstate interchange where 2 lanes narrow to one. And I'm sure there are a million others that I'm forgetting about.

tsimionescu 5y ago

The point is that you can't rely on FSD to fully self-drive. Somewhat decent doesn't cut it. In particular, if it can't avoid potholes, it's not safe to let it drive on the road.

jjulius 5y ago

I'm confused by this response. "Horribly timid behavior pulling into traffic" sounds like they're saying that when a car pulls into traffic it pulls in too slow, which puts other cars at risk of hitting the Tesla that's not properly getting up to speed. And when I read, "has no knowledge of potholes," I picture a Tesla slamming down into a giant pothole and damaging the car; needing to pull over to get it towed, fixed, etc. Are things really "progressing just fine" if the car is repeatedly putting itself into dangerous situations? Edit: I suppose that one could make the argument that we didn't even have this kind of tech on the roads ten years ago, and sure, that's progress in one sense. But I wouldn't call it "just fine" by a long shot, nor would I dismiss these concerns as whininess.