Recent content by greghanssen

I guess I would like to respond to said snippiness at the risk of enflaming the situation.. I am fascinated at how intelligent people can be influenced by incorrect or incomplete information.. I would never call such a person an idiot however. This individual appears to be an absolutist (and...

Agreed.. Should have said asymptotically approaching normalcy 🙄 (iOS once changed asymptomatic to asymptotic on me, so felt compelled to use it here) Long COVID aside (which perhaps I shouldn’t so easily dismiss) if everyone in crowded/confined spaces were fully vaccinated then this would be...

Great discussion.. I’ve been a long time lurker here.. It seems to me in our quest to return to normalcy we have 3 non-mutually exclusive methods of minimizing spread in large gatherings and confined spaces.. testing, masking and of course vaccination. Testing for entry is costly, logistically...

One of our test vehicles.. Sped up to be a tad less boring.. There are nags in there but I just tap the wheel (not as much torque needed as AP) Just wanted to share with y'all AP masters.. btw if anyone is looking for a used (somewhat) self driving Toyota for under $16k let me know. :)

Err.. I believe Tesla’s intentions are that you keep your hands on the wheel (and presumably, eyes on the road)... not that you stare at your dashboard waiting for the next nag. I’m sorry the Tesla software doesn’t always detect your hand on the wheel. Sloppy software. They probably set the...

?? Where did I suggest you had to look at the dashboard? I don’t think you understood my post.. True option 1 presumes you have been nagged (and is probably not needed) but option 2 would be a check for people hanging heavy objects on their steering wheels as a defeat device.

The best way for Tesla to solve this issue would be to change the post-nag “hands on wheel” check to confirm user_torque < X followed by user_torque > X (ie torque applied to the wheel rather than torque present). Or. Put in a check for constant moderate torque to lock out those who attempt...

It would seem they are not making good use of their “safety driver”. Rather than turning off emergency braking (or steering) and not notifying the hapless occupant, why not at least raise an alarm? It may not have been enough time to divert disaster but at least a human could make real time...

Not surprising they Volvo Systems we’re disabled. But the Uber software is sorely lacking.. 1. Not identifying the initial object 6 seconds out until 1.3 seconds as an actual threat. 2. Not initiating emergency braking for fear of false positives (just like so many radar systems that don’t...

Valid point... I’ve heard others say the same. I let my exGF drive my Volt and the LKA freaked her out.. I kind of like the Volt LKA because it’s more or less silent yet puts enough torque on the wheel to mildly nudge me back towards lane center. The Toyota LKA on the other hand I found very...

Having read all 131 pages I think I can safely say it’s not about the fire.

I’m not saying that you’re MORE likely to depart the lane with AS.. just that it’s probably negligibly better than LKA systems alone. I suppose if the driver were unconscious AS might be better (for a while) whereas LKA (GM at least) would eventually ping pong you out of the lane. But if lane...

I don’t know if tracking “disengagements” is really a good indication of overall safety. Does ACC/AEB reduce the number of rear-end accidents? I would think so.. Does LDW/LKA reduce the number of accidental lane departures? I would think so. Does AS reduce the number of lane departures more...

Just curious.. did AP1 have the same "must have hands on wheel at all times" byline? When did the message change? Just since the Florida accident?

And, it would seem, a healthy grip on the steering wheel :) No doubt the overall safety will increase as the system gets better.. But I wonder if the chance of whoppers like this MX Mountain View crash might also oddly increase..? If the system gets so good that more people are lulled into...