Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video]

Post by JshWright » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:03 PM UTC

jasonpeacock wrote: post #246

7a1c9427 wrote: post #235

I'm sorry but is everyone here sucked into the "reality-distortion field" that Tesla Auto Pilot seems to be generating? Nothing happens in this video that a competent driver wouldn't have done. Detailed Explanation: In the UK part of the driving theory test is a "Hazard Perception"[1] exercise that test candidates awareness of hazards around them by playing short video clips and getting the candidates to click when t…

You comment describes exactly why this is so amazing - the autopilot executes the same as a competent driver! It's magic because it's the first time in human history that we've had such skills available in a car autopilot. It's like saying cruise-control is worthless because any competent driver can maintain their speed - you're missing the point. We're achieving parity between autopilots and human drivers, except th…

Post by unclebucknasty » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:07 PM UTC

swasheck wrote: post #206

unclebucknasty wrote: post #183

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> What do you even mean by "devaluing"? I've been clear about my meaning. Can't simplify it any further. > Because certain types of technical advancement requires an element of devaluing people That's your quote. What did you mean? > Of course a more error prone, dangerous and expensive driver has less value. There's a difference between preferring tech to do the driving and saying the human has "less value". You don…

A nice sci-fi trope is that the unpredictability of humanity, and when/how it will "fail" when something better would "succeed", results in the preservation of humanity itself. It's nice to consider in the wake of the elitism.

Post by loeg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:10 PM UTC

geocar wrote: post #297

loeg wrote: post #280

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That's not a reason to use the handbrake over the brake pedal. Typically the brake pedal is more effective (all wheels, ABS) than the hand brake (sometimes 2 wheels, probably no ABS). The handbrake is just for emergencies and parking.

When I learned to drive in the US (Washington state) I received advice similar to that, however when I took lessons in the UK, I was advised that when you are rear ended, you will have a hard time keeping pressure on the break pedal so you should do both .

Post by loeg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:11 PM UTC

jdavis703 wrote: post #301

loeg wrote: post #274

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Icy conditions are maybe predictable (ok, it's under 0°C outside), but yellow light times (edit: the time between the light turning yellow and the light turning red) are not.

Yellow light turns are predictable in that you know that they'll happen, just not when. So if you have a heavy load or other adverse conditions you should slow down to a speed where you could stop at the correct distance. Software should do an even better job of predicting the weight to speed to stopping distance ratios.

Post by caconym_ » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:12 PM UTC

gnerix wrote: post #275

beat wrote: post #210

Yesterday, I was saying that autopiloted trucks would take over the long-haul trucking industries. This is why . Driver errors with semis on the highway kill thousands every year. This kind of technology will save lives - not just of the Tesla drivers (or other autopiloted drivers), but of the vehicles they don't hit.

It's not just driver errors. Apparently the crash detection system kicked in during the Berlin ISIS attack and stopped the truck before the attacker could kill more people (sorry, link in German) http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/anschlag-von-berli...