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That does sound like an improvement. Still, from a very cursory bit of reading it seems that these are designed to detect other vehicle headlights only. How ab
by tmnvix 3y ago
That does sound like an improvement.
Still, from a very cursory bit of reading it seems that these are designed to detect other vehicle headlights only. How about pedestrians and cyclists (or even motorcyclists)? I'm really not convinced that these sorts of technical solutions are the best way to address the problem (in the same way that forward and reverse cameras - while helpful - aren't a proper solution to good old fashioned line of sight).
- wilg 3y agoThe only way to block line of sight is to erect a wall in the middle of the road so I'm not sure what you want. Pointing the lights is a tradeoff between seeing in front of you and shining the light on other people who are in front of you. There's no reason matrix headlights can't block light for any reason, the Teslas and other ADAS systems see bikers and pedestrians so I don't see why that wouldn't be possible.
- ivirshup 3y agoFrom their demonstration videos, I don’t think Tesla has proven particularly adept at detecting pedestrians. And I don’t know that they’ve shown this for pedestrians on the pedestrian path, at distance, at night.
- buffington 3y agoTesla's can "see" humans, cyclists, cars, etc, independent of the headlights. It's possible that this awareness is what's used as input for the matrix headlights. Either entirely, or in coordination with detecting oncoming headlights. I'm confused about your mention of technical solutions. What would a non-technical solution look like?
- mattlondon 3y agoI don't think it is that smart - matrix headlamps have been around for ages in "dumb" (albeit luxury) cars for years and years in europe
- ta1243 3y agoAnd they are awful, a significant number do not detect my (old) car, let alone pedestrians, cyclists and horses
- tmnvix 3y ago> What would a non-technical solution look like? Something like ensuring that headlights are lower. I'm not against technical improvements, but I think that simple, less error-prone improvements should be given higher priority.
- wilg 3y agoIf the headlights can see you, you can see the headlights.