It's coming to all HW3 vehicles. HW2.5 FTW!
Because seeing a map has actual value. I can't see that with my eyes through the windshield. Everything in the Mind Of Car I can see through the windshield, *meaningfully better* than the car can.
I'm pretty sure its adjustable. Looks like you can set it to either roughly 1/3 of the screen (like how it is now) or have it take up 2/3 of the screen.
And that is how AI/NNs work. They don't "see stuff" .. they can, through very extensive training, pick out individual items like cars and cones, that they have been explicitly trained to recognize. Everything is is just a blur of pixels that are ignored. If the car has not been explicitly trained to distinguish concrete columns it will behave as if they are not here and drive right into it (well, the ultrasonic sensors will kick in at some point).
If you look at the v9 beta release notes they explain that the visualization view gets larger when FSD is active (as it should, since this is the part of the screen you need to watch carefully). However, there is a toggle to disable this in the Autopilot screen.
on one hand, its distracting as hell (the 'mind' display).
The rationale here (I think) is that (at least in beta) its more important to understand what the car is intending to do, since it may be intending to do something stupid. Sure, the map tells you where you might need to go, but not driving into a concrete wall is probably a bit more important.
and 'fsd beta' is probably anyone who gets this software for the next few years.
I haven't seen any beta testers make a decision to disengage based on the "mind of the car" though...
that's also worrysome. I would NOT want fanboys in my beta, if I was running it. they are not exactly impartial.
I think the point of "mind of car" is to serve as a reality check, so the driver-- at least in the early stages-- can determine if the car's idea of the world is in fact correct. It serves as feedback to what the cars sees and how it will react. For example, in some of the videos I've seen from the few who have it, the "snake"-- the line in front of the car that shows where it plans to go-- has led them to disable the current FSD session since they could see the car was planning to do the wrong thing (make a left turn from the wrong lane in one case).
How would you even know? Do you know where they are looking? Do they even know moment by moment? I’ve seen lots of videos where the predicted path shown does indeed factor in, if only to focus the driver on an area of concern.
It always seems they're reacting to events they see outside the car. I guess I'm just assuming because I think I would have trouble focusing on both the real world and "the mind of the car" at the same time. I suppose the beta testers may have the innate ability to do that.
HAL: “Dave, my mind is going….. let me sing a song for you: ‘daisy daisy’….
