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0 pointsbjelkeman-again8y ago0 comments

In my experience, having driven or been driven by the autopilot v1 hardware and software for thousands of kilometers, it is not ridiculous to use this safely. You configure how you use it once, you don't have to remember the state of every feature.

There are moments when you have to think about what state the car is in. But in opinion it is by far offset by how much less tiring it is to drive a long way.

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coredog648y ago

"Mode confusion" is a major cause of CFIT accidents in aviation. And these are trained operators with partners and checklists.

nitrogen8y ago

Having driven a long distance in the vicinity of a Tesla that was presumably on autopilot, I found it very unsafe-seeming, darting around within its lane, sometimes drifting onto the lane line. You may not realize if you aren't paying attention, but your car might not drive as well as you expect.

PeterStuer8y ago

Having driven for years in the vicinity of human drivers, I'd say they do far worse than that. And that is before you add the DUI.

abrichr8y ago

> presumably on autopilot

I don't know, that sounds like lots of human drivers I've encountered!

NicoJuicy8y ago

Side sitted at a Tesla car, it's not.

prostoalex8y ago

Agree that lane weaving is annoying and frequently has no good explanation - there are no tight curves, the road markings are in perfect condition, there are no obstacles ahead and no one is changing lanes in front of the car.

I also wish that left-most and right-most lanes were special-cased, with a bit of preference towards left and right side respectively, instead of sticking to the center of the lane no matter what. Just seems safer overall, and with fairly large number of US roads not exceeding 2 lanes in one direction, seems like a pretty good rule of thumb.

ljf8y ago

In the USA are there not rules about which lanes you use? Various dash cam videos from the US seem to show drivers choosing any lane, though I could viewing then wrong.

In the UK you use the outside lane if you are a slower vehicle and use the inside lane(s) as overtaking lanes, with the inside for the fastest speeds (within the limit) . If you are using one of the inside lane and are travelling slower that traffic in the outside lane you can get stopped by the police and fined, and will certainly feel the ire of of other drivers.

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bjelkeman-againOP8y ago

I have no experience with Autopilot v2, but v1 is better than I am at lane keeping on a motorway except for special circumstances, like when there are no lane markers.

bjelkeman-againOP8y ago

I supervise the car and pay attention. I am very aware of what the car is doing. It may be a big difference between v1 and v2 though.

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coredog648y ago

"Mode confusion" is a major cause of CFIT accidents in aviation. And these are trained operators with partners and checklists.

nitrogen8y ago

PeterStuer8y ago

Having driven for years in the vicinity of human drivers, I'd say they do far worse than that. And that is before you add the DUI.

abrichr8y ago

> presumably on autopilot

I don't know, that sounds like lots of human drivers I've encountered!

NicoJuicy8y ago

Side sitted at a Tesla car, it's not.

prostoalex8y ago

ljf8y ago

In the USA are there not rules about which lanes you use? Various dash cam videos from the US seem to show drivers choosing any lane, though I could viewing then wrong.

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bjelkeman-againOP8y ago

I have no experience with Autopilot v2, but v1 is better than I am at lane keeping on a motorway except for special circumstances, like when there are no lane markers.

bjelkeman-againOP8y ago

I supervise the car and pay attention. I am very aware of what the car is doing. It may be a big difference between v1 and v2 though.

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