Comment on Tesla Whistleblower Says 'Autopilot' System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I mean, are humans really any better?
Depends on the Autopilot feature.
I was test driving model 3 and summon almost ran over a little kid in the parking lot until my wife ran in front of the car.
At least when my car’s collision sensors misread something, my eyeballs are there for redundancy.
Someone paying proper attention, probably. But a huge chunk of accidents happen because idiots are looking at their phones or fall asleep on the wheel, and at least a self driving cars won’t do that.
No, they just relinquish control to a sleepy driver without a warning whenever they are about to crash.
If you are referring to autopilot, yeah, technically it does that - it turns off once it realises it can’t do anything anymore to avoid the collision so that it doesn’t speed off afterwards due to damaged sensor or glitches etc. But the whole “autopilot turns off so it doesn’t show in statistics” was a blatant lie as Tesla counts all crashes where it has been on before the crash.
Do they count the times the human driver had to take control to avoid a crash?
What? No. Of course not.
pedz@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I know it’s not the answer you’re looking for but, what is safer for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers, is to have less cars on the roads. Buses can move dozens of people with a single trained professional driver. Trains can move hundreds. It’s illogical to try to push for autonomous cars for individuals when we already have “self driving” technologies that are much much safer and much more efficient.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I agree. That’s why I don’t own a car.
Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You anti car people find any way to insert your views into a conversation. Let me guess, you also do Crossfit?
pedz@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Being “anti car” is good for people that love cars. More public transit means less trafic, less congestion, less demand for gas and generally just more space for people that actually like to drive cars.
Plus, if some people don’t want to drive a car and just want to get places, maybe don’t get a car? There’s already safe and proven “technology” to do that. I understand the added safety bonus of “autonomous” cars but let’s be real, it’s not advertised as something to boost the safety of everyone around, it’s advertised as “autopilot” or even worse, “Full Self Driving”.
I am certainly anti car, but pointing out the flaws in “FSD” or “autonomous cars” and how it’s being falsely marketed to people is also on topic and is not exactly “inserting my views”. People can still love cars and use them, just don’t BS us with the “FSD” and “autonomous” spiel.
petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
We should be inserting them into congress.