Let me say first of all that I love Autopilot and I understand the reason for some of the nanny features, such as ensuring the driver is paying attention and keeping the hands on the steering wheel. I'm fine with all of that.
However, Autopilot should defer to the request of a driver paying attention with regards to the set speed, within reason. I feel like autopilot is increasingly made unusable around where I drive due to the draconian speed restrictions that don't allow me to drive at the speed of traffic.
I paid for FSD a while back when the the software was much less advanced than even V1 so I'm a big believer and supporter of the technology. It has been incredible to see the progress, especially with my recent upgrade to HW 3.0 but I wish they'd ease off with some of the drastic speed limit controls for Autopilot.
Now I'm not suggesting that they let the driver set the speed to 50mph on a road with a limit of 25mph but within reason, the driver needs to be able to set the desired speed limit to match the speed of traffic. The driver is ultimately responsible for the actions of the car and should be able to set the speed limit as needed to stay with traffic.
Case in point is a situation where a road that leads home has a speed limit of 25mph but for some stretches, the car thinks the limit is 15mph (faulty GPS speed limit) and it totally caught me by surprise when the car abruptly slowed down to 15 with traffic behind me when the speed of the majority of traffic along this road is 30-35 mph.
The incorrect GPS speed limits really exasperate this situation. Some roads that are 45mph, the car thinks it is 35 so I'm limited by speed when the speed of traffic is around 50 mph. I really hope these drastic speed limit restrictions are temporarily and not the beginning of Nannypilot killing Autopilot.
If Autopilot can trust the driver to keep the car safe at highway speeds and now on surface streets with traffic, pedestrians, and all sorts of obstacles, I feel Autopilot should similarly be able to trust the judgement of the driver to set the appropriate speed within reason as well. Especially on well marked straight roads.
If the car thinks the limit is 25mph on a straight well marked road, and the driver wants to set a speed of 33-35mph, it should defer to the driver.
As Autopilot and FSD progresses I hope they strike a reasonable balance with letting the driver guide the car to keep pace with the speed of traffic. I want to be able to use Autopilot again on the road home, as it is now unusable due to the speed restrictions.
Anyone else affected by the too low speed restrictions with some of the more recent Autopilot updates?
However, Autopilot should defer to the request of a driver paying attention with regards to the set speed, within reason. I feel like autopilot is increasingly made unusable around where I drive due to the draconian speed restrictions that don't allow me to drive at the speed of traffic.
I paid for FSD a while back when the the software was much less advanced than even V1 so I'm a big believer and supporter of the technology. It has been incredible to see the progress, especially with my recent upgrade to HW 3.0 but I wish they'd ease off with some of the drastic speed limit controls for Autopilot.
Now I'm not suggesting that they let the driver set the speed to 50mph on a road with a limit of 25mph but within reason, the driver needs to be able to set the desired speed limit to match the speed of traffic. The driver is ultimately responsible for the actions of the car and should be able to set the speed limit as needed to stay with traffic.
Case in point is a situation where a road that leads home has a speed limit of 25mph but for some stretches, the car thinks the limit is 15mph (faulty GPS speed limit) and it totally caught me by surprise when the car abruptly slowed down to 15 with traffic behind me when the speed of the majority of traffic along this road is 30-35 mph.
The incorrect GPS speed limits really exasperate this situation. Some roads that are 45mph, the car thinks it is 35 so I'm limited by speed when the speed of traffic is around 50 mph. I really hope these drastic speed limit restrictions are temporarily and not the beginning of Nannypilot killing Autopilot.
If Autopilot can trust the driver to keep the car safe at highway speeds and now on surface streets with traffic, pedestrians, and all sorts of obstacles, I feel Autopilot should similarly be able to trust the judgement of the driver to set the appropriate speed within reason as well. Especially on well marked straight roads.
If the car thinks the limit is 25mph on a straight well marked road, and the driver wants to set a speed of 33-35mph, it should defer to the driver.
As Autopilot and FSD progresses I hope they strike a reasonable balance with letting the driver guide the car to keep pace with the speed of traffic. I want to be able to use Autopilot again on the road home, as it is now unusable due to the speed restrictions.
Anyone else affected by the too low speed restrictions with some of the more recent Autopilot updates?