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I've wondered if it would be a good idea to have some sort of external indicator on cars that indicates to others that are driving, cycling, on foot that the v
by oogabooga13 5y ago
I've wondered if it would be a good idea to have some sort of external indicator on cars that indicates to others that are driving, cycling, on foot that the vehicle is in autonomous mode. At least then maybe one can understand the potential risk driving around them. (Noted that an indicator doesn't really help if the vehicle is behind you in a lot of instances!)
- heavyset_go 5y agoOne thing I've noticed the past couple of years is that it isn't that hard to determine whether or not a car is autonomously driving. If they're driving like they're drunk and they're in a Tesla, 9 out of 10 times, you'll see that that the driver isn't paying attention to the road at all because they're using Autopilot or FSD. I just treat the Tesla drivers around me on the road as if they're drunk and keep my distance.
- sho_hn 5y agoElsewhere in the thread a FSD Beta participant is imploring other drivers to keep their distance to Teslas because the software "gets easily spooked". This makes it even harder to assess the safety of the system - other drivers are helping it along as well.
- sho_hn 5y agoSeveral manufacturers have experimented with such systems in concept cars, e.g. animated grilles that signal in green when an oncoming car has recognized a pedestrian and is slowing in response.