Xenoilphobe
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Considering who buys Cadillac's I hope they automate the whole fleet so the few buyers that are still have a pulse dont hit me running red lights and going 35 MPH in the fast lane on in 70 MPH zone!!!!
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That's something I wonder about too - ie how AP would handle such kind of debris/obstruction in the road. I'm guessing it might just drive right over it?I wonder if the autopilot cameras will ever be able to detect road debris in time to avoid them? Waze warnings might be the key but the reporter would have to state what lane is blocked and the Tesla would have to identify this and switch lanes. Of course by then, the object could have been hit and knocked into a different lane.
I wonder if the autopilot cameras will ever be able to detect road debris in time to avoid them? Waze warnings might be the key but the reporter would have to state what lane is blocked and the Tesla would have to identify this and switch lanes. Of course by then, the object could have been hit and knocked into a different lane.
Nice, did they give you a breakdown on what was damaged?Dropped my car off at the service center this morning. Current estimate for the repair is $190, which seems very reasonable.
Nice, did they give you a breakdown on what was damaged?
Looks like fiberglass Just repair it yourself! I know lots of people who used to repair their fiberglass canoes back in the day. Same principle surely
There should be some hefty fines for unsecured loads.
I did not stop as it was on the freeway. Too dangerous to move myself. Folks who weren’t so lucky dodging the sawhorse that probably fell of the same truck had stopped to asses the damage to their cars. They hopefully got a company name or something.
Years ago I had a contractor pickup truck lose a full 5 gallon bucket of random tools, nuts and bolts right in front of me. Took out the VW emblem on my Jetta. And once I had just changed lanes when the pickup truck who was in front of me lost a still-in-the-box new refrigerator. It looked a bit dicey so I got out from behind him just in time. It got so bad the local news (DFW area) did a story about all the lost loads and had my favorite “man on the street” quote ever. Fellow with a strong East Texas accent said “I had to dodge a MATTRESS!”
The craziest thing I ever saw on the road, although not loose debris, was a fellow who was hauling his horse on a low-boy trailer. Horse just tied up to the front with a lead sitting out in the wind on the freeway. Too bad there weren’t dash cams back then. That fellow did get pulled over.
This is one of the larger challenges for autonomous systems. They can detect objects but determining the difference between a large rock or a harmless plastic shopping bag hasn't been solved yet. In loads of videos where companies demonstrate collision mitigation systems they always use an inflatable "car" as the object. Everyone is so impressed by the system that few realize the dangerous flaw. A system slamming on the brakes in snow/rain because it thinks it see's an object. On tractor trailers this is especially dangerous. Even involving a deer it's safer to strike the animal vs swerving or jamming the brakes when loaded to 80,000 lbs. Yet almost weekly large heavy haul truck manufacturers tout the safety advantages of these horrible systems. They're not ready and drivers lives are being put at risk to sell a feature.
If a FSD car came across the scenario the OP did, it has to decide whether it's going to swerve into another lane in a possibly illegal and dangerous fashion or try to straddle the debris. That's at least as big a problem as identifying the objects - deciding which rules to break and when. It's similar to the "who do you kill" problem that folks are using to spread FUD about autonomous cars, but more realistic.
Picked up the car today - they had the part, so were able to replace it on this trip!
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Not too bad for someone used to Model S prices.
$15k + 4.5hrs labor if you need a new battery. Hopefully the gouge is superficial.Thanks for the detail @Az_Rael. A very similar thing just happened to me yesterday. Although I was on a surface street and I ran over what looks like a muffler. I had 1 second to react so rather than swerve or hard brake, I just hoped the lump metal I saw in the road was shorter than my clearance. Nope. Damn ICE cars and their extra parts! My fiberglass undercarriage cover was torn in two places and a 12" long gouge down the battery case. I was wondering what this would cost, so thank you very much for all the info!
Thanks for the detail @Az_Rael. A very similar thing just happened to me yesterday. Although I was on a surface street and I ran over what looks like a muffler. I had 1 second to react so rather than swerve or hard brake, I just hoped the lump metal I saw in the road was shorter than my clearance. Nope. Damn ICE cars and their extra parts! My fiberglass undercarriage cover was torn in two places and a 12" long gouge down the battery case. I was wondering what this would cost, so thank you very much for all the info!
Well from watching the video I am not sure that I would have done anything differently in the moment ...
I didn't see this thread when it was posted in March 2018, but this was is what I came across today.I hate road debris! You end up playing chicken with last minute decisions to straddle or swerve. I chose “straddle” after seeing one car clear it then saw it was a dang construction ladder! Ssssccccrrrrraaaaaaaappppeee!
Sigh. Drove home and checked out the underside. Nothing leaking, and to looks like just the cover is damaged (hopefully). Booked an appointment next week with the Service Center to see how much this is gonna cost me. Would rather pay out of pocket than file for insurance at this point.
Will keep folks updated with repair costs.
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