ST Alpha - "I don't have a Tesla, but my Mazda has Adaptive Cruise Control, and has hit the brakes once or twice randomly. However, the driver should still be in " (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 151

In response to "traffic cam footage of a self-driving Tesla stopping for no apparent reason and causing a crash on the Bay Bridge -- (link)" by hollywood big shot

I don't have a Tesla, but my Mazda has Adaptive Cruise Control, and has hit the brakes once or twice randomly. However, the driver should still be in

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jan 10 '23, 08:57

control and he could have stepped on the gas to override the auto-braking, I would think.

Responses:

Yes, any driver input overrides the ADAS. -- nm - TWuG Jan 10, 10:06
Instinct though if your car does something unexpected isn't to hit the gas for most people. - Will Hunting Jan 10, 08:59
It was far less abrupt also than an ICE car failing and stopping suddenly. My adaptive cruise has tried to run me into cars in front of me - oblique Jan 10, 08:59 5
- non-self driving cars already kill 46k people a year. a product like this has to be idiot-proof, in addition to working technically flawless - hollywood big shot Jan 10, 09:07 4
  - By the criteria of idiot proof and technically flawless, all cars should be banned -- nm - JD Jan 10, 09:24 3
    - or at least made prohibitively expensive to own and operate a la Europe -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 10, 09:41 1
      - (And Japan, which is not exactly prohibitive but has certain helpful requirements) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 09:46
    - Good idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 09:25

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.