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Like the “mostly self driving” car systems where the driver is expected to pay attention well enough to take over if needed

theoreticalmal 3y ago
This is the worst of both worlds, I would (and do) rather just drive “manually”
- dzhiurgis 3y ago
  Having done both, there’s just no going back to boat or car without autopilot. Definitely slept a bit while doing night passage (alcohol). Would be impossible in a car given how much driver monitoring is out there.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y ago
  Driving cross country in a car is actually the worst when you're in stop and go traffic, or cars keep slowing down and then speeding up. I can't wait to get my hands on adaptive cruise control because I get so aggravated and tired from having to shift and adjust speed. If I can just sit in one position and listen to comedy podcasts and audio books I do so much better
  - Sammi 3y ago
    I finally got a car with adaptive cruise control and lane assist a couple of years ago. It is the best. Driving feels relaxing. I actually feel less fatigued. I can just listen to music /podcasts /audiobooks and not care about how others are driving. Feels like sitting in the passenger seat and watching the road. I wouldn't feel safe if I wasn't listening to something that kept me engaged though. I would totally nod off.
    - wlesieutre 3y ago
      I don’t have good “lane centering” but knowing that it has the lane departure warning and will automatically bounce me back into the lane if I slip up for a moment is enough to make driving less stressful. I was excited to get adaptive cruise control, but I’ve found I don’t like using it very much. It’s too aggressive with hitting the breaks to maintain the following distance instead of being able to ease off the gas to fall back like a human driver would. Assume some brands are better at this than others, but anyway I didn’t buy a Mazda to not drive it. So I use that only intermittently for long drives as a bit of a break for my right foot.

theoreticalmal 3y ago

This is the worst of both worlds, I would (and do) rather just drive “manually”

dzhiurgis 3y ago
Having done both, there’s just no going back to boat or car without autopilot. Definitely slept a bit while doing night passage (alcohol). Would be impossible in a car given how much driver monitoring is out there.
throwawaaarrgh 3y ago
Driving cross country in a car is actually the worst when you're in stop and go traffic, or cars keep slowing down and then speeding up. I can't wait to get my hands on adaptive cruise control because I get so aggravated and tired from having to shift and adjust speed. If I can just sit in one position and listen to comedy podcasts and audio books I do so much better
- Sammi 3y ago
  I finally got a car with adaptive cruise control and lane assist a couple of years ago. It is the best. Driving feels relaxing. I actually feel less fatigued. I can just listen to music /podcasts /audiobooks and not care about how others are driving. Feels like sitting in the passenger seat and watching the road. I wouldn't feel safe if I wasn't listening to something that kept me engaged though. I would totally nod off.
  - wlesieutre 3y ago
    I don’t have good “lane centering” but knowing that it has the lane departure warning and will automatically bounce me back into the lane if I slip up for a moment is enough to make driving less stressful. I was excited to get adaptive cruise control, but I’ve found I don’t like using it very much. It’s too aggressive with hitting the breaks to maintain the following distance instead of being able to ease off the gas to fall back like a human driver would. Assume some brands are better at this than others, but anyway I didn’t buy a Mazda to not drive it. So I use that only intermittently for long drives as a bit of a break for my right foot.