Someone had to do it... (Autopilot stunt)

[wk057]

Straight stretch of private road. Didn't let it take any turns.

No weight in driver's seat, just the seat belt is buckled. I presume after this video makes its way to Tesla that this will be fixed to better use the occupancy sensor. :wink:

(Yes, the disclaimer is longer than the video itself. No, it's not super exciting.)

 

[RAW84]

Hmm, I think I'm going to go try this myself:tongue:

 

[gimmi80]

what... you stopped filming right before the right turn.... that would have been fun to see.

 

[qwertzy]

So this is now possible?

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

and at that speed there is always the parking brake on the stalk for safety...pretty cool? scary? not sure :wink:

 

[Cyclone]

Wow. Speechless.

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So this is now possible?

Just imagine what's going to happen at TMC Connect next year! :0

 

[Stoneymonster]

Dude. What.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

The Infiniti video at full highway speeds was more impressive (and much more dangerous) than the Tesla video.

 

[Coiled]

Love the screen blurring and voice scrambling. You think someone was a little concerned about the legal consequences?

 

[Cyclone]

Love the screen blurring and voice scrambling. You think someone was a little concerned about the legal consequences?

Legal consequences, no. Assuming he is correct that this is a private road, no laws should have been broken.

 

[whitex]

Just imagine what's going to happen at TMC Connect next year! :0[/QUOTE]

The same stunt with Tesla's would carry a much greater risk - one pileup of Hyundai's would probably cost as much as a single Tesla Model S ;-) Of course, the emergency breaking on Tesla would have to change to "crash avoidance" rather than "reduce impact" strategy. ;-)

 

[wk057]

Love the screen blurring and voice scrambling. You think someone was a little concerned about the legal consequences?

The nav was up full screen. The exact location isn't much of anyone's business.

Legal, no. Assuming he is correct that this is a private road, no laws should have been broken.

Yep, I confirmed this with my attorney prior to changing the video to "Public" and posting it here.

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what... you stopped filming right before the right turn.... that would have been fun to see.

Yeah, there was a driver in the seat by the time that turn came up. Maybe next time.

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The Infiniti video at full highway speeds was more impressive (and much more dangerous) than the Tesla video.

Wasn't going for dangerous or impressive. Was just a proof of concept. :wink: I would NEVER do this on a public road unless Tesla specifically said that the car was safe hands off...... which isn't likely to happen with these sensors.

 

[ddimit]

Wow Just wow, really with $100,00 plus car. People truly amaze me, and not in a good way.

 

[SW2Fiddler]

I like the quick pan up to the sunroof to show that Mr. Bean wasn't steering from the roof.

 

[Super_Popular]

Legal consequences, no. Assuming he is correct that this is a private road, no laws should have been broken.

Private roads have do not pass lines in the center?

 

[Cyclone]

Yep, I confirmed this with my attorney prior to changing the video to "Public" and posting it here.

You got what I meant, but I edited my comment to "legal consequences, no" to be more clear.

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Private roads have do not pass lines in the center?

I have come across private roads that would otherwise meet all public road requirements. So yes, double yellow center lines doesn't mean it was a public road.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Wasn't going for dangerous or impressive. Was just a proof of concept. :wink: I would NEVER do this on a public road unless Tesla specifically said that the car was safe hands off...... which isn't likely to happen with these sensors.

Good to know. I guess one of these days all cars will be doing that all of the time!

 

[Coiled]

Yep, I confirmed this with my attorney prior to changing the video to "Public" and posting it here.

It was really the voice scrambling that made me LOL.

Cool proof of concept though, and you did it just about as responsibly as humanly possible. I wonder if Tesla will change it to require a driver in the seat.

 

[tom66]

Wow Just wow, really with $100,00 plus car. People truly amaze me, and not in a good way.

His car, his money comes to mind. As long as no one is injured I couldn't care if it was a self-driving Veyron concept...

 

[Coiled]

Wow Just wow, really with $100,00 plus car. People truly amaze me, and not in a good way.

You think the danger was high at 18 mph on a closed course with someone ready at the parking brake? I'd guess people are taking bigger risks with AP right now, hundreds of times a day, just by driving with it.