Well, now they seem to know that. In October 2015, they seemed to be sure that it was hands free. AP1 cars become less capable with each update. I guess that’s one way to make the last 3 years of regression and recovery seem like progress.
-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
Well, now they seem to know that. In October 2015, they seemed to be sure that it was hands free. AP1 cars become less capable with each update. I guess that’s one way to make the last 3 years of regression and recovery seem like progress.
I completely agree with you. I normally drive with both hands on the wheels, but when I put on AP, I drive 1 handed so the system won't nag me. It is a "trick", but I do it. I think it is more dangerous when the warning started flashing and I have to try to stop it by moving the wheel unnecessarily.
dark cloud
Active Member
What? there was a software update? when?
yeah, not even going to vote on this because:
1) There is nothing to fix, or,
2) It is fixed.
It is becoming apparent that the biggest mistake Tesla ever made was to allow people to drive without their hands on the steering wheel.
yeah, not even going to vote on this because:
1) There is nothing to fix, or,
2) It is fixed.
It is becoming apparent that the biggest mistake Tesla ever made was to allow people to drive without their hands on the steering wheel.
Their mistake was very simple. They internally thought they could make the car do something amazing 95% of the time, and use a human as the back-up. They also thought they could apply this mindset to the existing auto industry where a very different mindset was already established. Unfortunately, despite all the big talk, the reality of liability and tort law has forced them back to the established mindset. In short, they were naive.
Kinda like making planning schedules where everything goes perfectly...or installing machinery and tooling that hasn't completed run-off checks because "we can just do everything perfectly the first time" They are painfully ignorant of what they don't know. There are times when that is a blessing, and other times when it kills people.
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
I don't disagree with that. I wouldn't call it progress so much as realization. My only point is that they way it behaves now I don't consider to be a bug given its current limitations.
mobe
Member
Well aren’t you special.
But for the rest of us poor SOB’s that get the nag while our hands are on the wheel, things are not as rosey.
Unfortunately their late realization is what led them to using the steering wheel to attempt to measure driver attention, being the cheapest and easiest workaround as opposed to retrofitting with a head/eye tracking system like the one Cadillac uses, which led to threads like this one.
Give it time, drivers already circumvent the Cadilac system by putting their phones or tablets on the dash and the system thinks their watching the road.
How is this any different from applying torque to the steering wheel with one hand while texting and looking down in a Tesla?
The point is it's not. Any system can be misused or abused. The only way to have a system or product that can't be misused or abused is not to have a system or product.
Similar threads
