UK Government Calls for Automated Lane Keeping Technology

[MrBadger]

What is the range of the radar on a Tesla as various accident video's I have seen would suggest it cannot register a stationary hazard at motorway speeds.

Some of those mystify me as our car quite happily detects, slows and stops at a stationary queue of traffic.

 

[ringi]

Some of those mystify me as our car quite happily detects, slows and stops at a stationary queue of traffic.

They tend to be issues like a HGV in front that was blocking the view of the problem charing lanes just in time.

 

[LongRanger]

It really doesn't relate to tesla at all.. it's level 3 autonomy up to 40mph on motorways (or I guess suitably partitioned A roads). Whereas previously we'd have just waved the EU regs into law we have to implement it ourselves now, hence this consultation. I don't see the government varying from the text of WP29 any time soon, though.. we're frequently the ones pushing for more restrictions in UNECE.

Useful for companies wanting to test level 3 tech as it gives them a legal framework with which to do so... but not really practical for a full rollout - that will require further time.

... so ... in reality this is automated queuing on motorways. Like stop and go cruise on a L2 car but with responsibility on the car not the driver to steer within one lane ?

 

[ringi]

... so ... in reality this is automated queuing on motorways. Like stop and go cruise on a L2 car but with responsibility on the car not the driver to steer within one lane ?

In one job I had 45 minutes of it a day on the M1 and would have had 90 minutes if I did not get up at 5:30 am.

 

[Mr H]

This is on BBC news at 10 tonight with a red Model 3

 

[NewbieT]

But the technology could be given the go ahead for speeds of up to 70mph in the UK, according to the DfT, potentially making long stretches of tedious motorway driving a thing of the past.

Hands-free driving could be made legal on UK roads

Let’s hope:
1. The call for evidence persuades the .gov they want to realise the benefits of Brexit.
2. Elon can fix phantom breaking (particular for bridges).

 

[Rustybkts]

Some of those mystify me as our car quite happily detects, slows and stops at a stationary queue of traffic.

Agreed, no problem there but using AP when at speed on the inside lane with your eyes off the road for a second (I know I know) and a car has stopped in your lane as there isn't a hard shoulder.
I do wonder what the sensing range of the radar is as there is at least one troubling video where an M3 ploughs straight in to a truck on its side.

Tesla will have looked at the data on that but the car had a clear view of the overturned truck and radar is colour blind so the white colour of the truck should not be an issue.

Some other explanations are in this video.

 

[AnthonyLR]

I spent 7 hours on a return journey from North London to Liverpool yesterday. AP was fantastic and only one issue of phantom breaking at 60mph in the rain. That one episode was a little "unsettling"

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

The full article seemed to suggest, 'up to 70 mph'. Given that's the national limit, I don't understand it either.

It's so that it would be a more significant offence to use the driver assistance and not pay attention when speeding.

 

[MrBadger]

A recent report shows high level of consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles StreetWise reveals consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles

 

[ringi]

Agreed, no problem there but using AP when at speed on the inside lane with your eyes off the road for a second (I know I know) and a car has stopped in your lane as there isn't a hard shoulder

The question is how much better does AP have to be then the adverage driver before it is good enough?

 

[pgkevet]

The question is how much better does AP have to be then the adverage driver before it is good enough?

It;s a ploy to take Darwin out of the equation and have equal opportunity socially diverse road accident figures.

 

[drivingmrte5la]

There was a phone-in about this last night on LBC and one of the few positive callers was a Tesla driver who said he was on forums where there’s a lot of conversation about this.

One of our lot?

 

[MrBadger]

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