JimmyAZ
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Interesting! I wasn't aware of Autopilot being able to tell when the driver is incapacitated. Does that happen when the car asks the driver to take over and there is no response?
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Cyclone
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Yes, that is what has been said on the forums in some thread (I'm not proficient enough at search to find it).
You can see how the Infiniti Q50 allows hands-free driving but the 'driver' does some stupid stuff and gets out of the driver's seat at about 1:28.
I seem to recall Elon saying that an autopilot system that cuts off when the driver "goes away" is backwards. Does anyone remember where/when he said that?
brucet999
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The transcript seems to be full of errors, such as:
Speaking of new thin SuperCharger cords, "…thin and subtle." I'm sure that what he really said was "…thin and supple" Same error again on the next line.
About Power Wall as a daily cycling (time shifting) application, "In the US…will be limited because time of day chargers are not that different…" He said time of day charges are not that different…"
"So in places like Germany or Australia…" Did he really say Australia or was it Austria, which makes more sense when paired with Germany. As it says on T-Shirts in Vienna, "There are no kangaroos in Austria."
About autonomous driving "…we'd want Autopilot to be sophistically 10 times safer than a person…" Of course he really said …statistically 10 times safer…"
about Model 3 having AWD, "…even the real world drives Tesla…has amazing traction on snow…" e really said …"rear wheel drive…"
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Interesting clip. Why do you think they pixelated the mirror and everything to the left of the steering wheel, including the A-pillar?
HankLloydRight
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EarlyAdopter
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Stupid indeed. I imagine that wouldn't work on a Model S though because of the driver's seat sensor.
brucet999
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HankLloydRight
No Roads
His face obviously goes in and out of few several times during the video, and is viewable in the rear view mirror if not pixelated.
Vger
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My understanding is that you have to be nominated by someone within Tesla who can accurately and from some significant experience vouch for your qualifications (as Bonnie listed above). I was nominated by my local Service Manager, but he was told that they have who they need for now. My understanding is it is a very small group, in relation to the whole fleet, and very closely monitored by Tesla.
brucet999
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OK, I get that part, but why pixelate the left side of the dashboard and the A-pillar?
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Oh good lord do you really not get it? It's clearly a fixed sized, curve shaped, blur area in the video to hide his face as it moves in and out of the video.. THAT'S IT. The A pillar is just part of that blur. The A pillar isn't blurred in other angles/shots in the video. The dashboard doesn't look pixelated at all, it's just dark.
Insane
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Yes, I recall. He was referring to Mercedes steer Assist.
I did test the Mercedes and have the same opinion. It does not tell you to put the hands on the steering when driving around 18 mph or below. I think Mercedes should automatically reduce the speed to below 18 instead of dangerously disabling the feature all of a sudden.
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