Here's a video clip of a Tesla driver trying out a version of Tesla's advanced autopilot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClWlVCwHsI He makes 9 attempts at a left turn with oncoming traffic. If my count is correct, 4 tries are successful. In the other 5 he has to intervene to prevent a possible or likely collision. That's only a 44.4% success rate. Coiuld it be that the driver is just asking too much of the system? I see something about it being a beta version. Is Tesla actually putting buggy beta-test systems like this in cars that they're selling to the public? That seems quite risky. One other thing that bothers me is that when the Tesla is stopped, waiting to make a left turn, its front wheels are already turned to the left. Wrong! If I'd done that in high school driver's ed, my teacher would have given me an F for that day. All it would take is a bump from the rear to push the Tesla right into oncoming traffic. That too seems like a less than optimal choice. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I have three rules to live by. One, get your work done. If that doesn't work, shut up and drink your gin. And when all else fails, run like hell. -- Ray Bradbury = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
