I really wish Tesla would utilize the cabin selfie cam for driver monitoring, similar to comma.ai and super cruise, but as an augmentation to wheel torque. Most of the situations described above, other than phantom braking, would naturally lead to an attentive driver putting their hands back on the steering wheel to be ready for evasive action (blinding sun, sharp turns, erratic drivers, etc.), but during long stretches where nothing is happening, it would be so much more relaxing to not have to torque the wheel. And yes, I understand that to do it right, you’d need to add some LED IR cabin lighting to allow it to see in the dark and through sun glasses (a simple add-on accessory could accomplish this until Tesla builds it in). I also don’t know if the current selfie cam has enough resolution, but listening to George Hotz on multiple podcasts, it sound like driver monitoring with a cell phone camera was the easiest thing in the world for comma.ai. Given the position of the model 3 camera, so close to the driver’s face, I bet it could be done with the current hardware.
The other thing that I think could be improved with AP, is to add a dead pedal to the right of the accelerator. I always hover my foot above the accelerator, because I’m worried about phantom braking, or so I can close the gap during stop and go. A right sided dead pedal would be a nice cure for the hoverfoot.
The other thing that I think could be improved with AP, is to add a dead pedal to the right of the accelerator. I always hover my foot above the accelerator, because I’m worried about phantom braking, or so I can close the gap during stop and go. A right sided dead pedal would be a nice cure for the hoverfoot.
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