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The problem is that humans are bad at sitting there paying attention while they're not actively engaged, which is what's required to use FSD safely. Also, FSD h

The problem is that humans are bad at sitting there paying attention while they're not actively engaged, which is what's required to use FSD safely. Also, FSD has essentially no benefits if you use it safely. If you listen to someone talk about what they want FSD for, they'll probably tell you they want to be paying attention to something other than driving or that they want to sit in a more comfortable position where their feet aren't on the pedals and/or their hands aren't on the steering wheel. The current Tesla FSD beta has no purpose other than as a tech demo, but people absolutely treat it as if it's ready to be your chauffeur while you take a nap in the back seat.

natch 3y ago
Speak for yourself but I have no problem at all staying engaged when my life is on the line. And FSD beta with me supervising is I must admit a way safer driver than myself alone. The biggest delta is probably follow distance in edge cases. I generally try to keep good follow distance pretty religiously, but FSD does it better. And I’m not talking about the amount of distance. If anything it is closer on average then I would be. I’m talking about the edge case moments when overtaking or getting over to an exit; it is consistently, assiduously, safe at points where I might take a risk and it will not. It also sees way more than I can. Also, it does not have an ego. And it lets me detach my ego involvement with how another driver is behaving. Related, it handles stop and go absolutely amazingly and completely removes the stress of the experience.
natch 3y ago
> The current Tesla FSD beta has no purpose other than as a tech demo This is a bizarre take. FSD beta is many things beyond a demo. To name a few, it’s gathering data, it’s testing the system and improving, and it’s training other drivers, pedestrians, and governments how to live in a world that has FSD cars on the road.

natch 3y ago

Speak for yourself but I have no problem at all staying engaged when my life is on the line. And FSD beta with me supervising is I must admit a way safer driver than myself alone. The biggest delta is probably follow distance in edge cases. I generally try to keep good follow distance pretty religiously, but FSD does it better. And I’m not talking about the amount of distance. If anything it is closer on average then I would be. I’m talking about the edge case moments when overtaking or getting over to an exit; it is consistently, assiduously, safe at points where I might take a risk and it will not. It also sees way more than I can. Also, it does not have an ego. And it lets me detach my ego involvement with how another driver is behaving. Related, it handles stop and go absolutely amazingly and completely removes the stress of the experience.

natch 3y ago

> The current Tesla FSD beta has no purpose other than as a tech demo This is a bizarre take. FSD beta is many things beyond a demo. To name a few, it’s gathering data, it’s testing the system and improving, and it’s training other drivers, pedestrians, and governments how to live in a world that has FSD cars on the road.