Creating this thread to track Questions, Experiences, Problems, & Concerns with relation to the Autopilot feature. As nobody has it yet, this thread will be a placeholder for 'experiences' until people start driving around using these features.
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The biggest questions I have are:
1) how is the system going to handle construction zones when the lines get all screwed up and lanes suddenly change or even disappear completely with no lines? traffic around you is usually following a pattern but how is the car going to handle not screwing that up and deciding to drive straight instead? i would think there's potential for the system to accidently cut someone off and they'll smash into you.
2) how is the auto-parking/self-valeting (aka "drive up to where you are waiting for it") going to handle weird situations ? my understanding is that the car will handle the capability to 'pick you up' in a garage or something like that. but what if the car enters a lane marked as one-way or if theres a cop directing traffic and the car decides to ignore the cop's direction and drive ahead instead? that goes for 'autopilot' mode too on roads...could be an accident ahead with cops telling you to turn but the car instead just keeps driving straight... "i'm sorry occiffer, but my car didn't like you standing there directing traffic so it decided to drive around you instead".
3) how's the car going to pick you up when it's plugged in? is it going to unplug itself ? (obviously not...)
4) if it's going to read speed limit signs and adapt to speed limits, you'll cause some serious delays and congestion and probably have people smash into the back of you if you're driving on the New Jersey Turnpike at 65mph.
5) collision avoidance. i'd be worried about the self parking/valeting features and something like a kid tripping in front or behind your car into a spot where the sensors are blind... who gets sued there? you? or tesla? what happens when these systems blip and an accident happens? is tesla liable for these systems? i'd be worried about Tesla's liability with regards to these systems (could bankrupt the company if lives are lost?)
6) are the systems responsive enough to stop the car in time if someone slams their brakes on or if someone runs out in front of the car suddenly? (aka the latter if someone is not in sight in front of a van and runs in front if your car, the car can only brake so fast....it's inevitable someone is going to get hit).
7) what is the minimum object size for lane changing to work without hitting something? i would assume it would detect someone on a bike or motorcycle, but what about a dog or cat or gecko?
8) what happens when someone spraypaints 125mph on a 25mph sign in a neighborhood?
9) how does collision avoidance work when someone throws a basketball at you? is it going to swerve? what if a truck kicks up a piece of wood or better yet what if an oncoming truck ejects a tire coming right at you? is the car just going to 'stop and wait to get hit?'
10) how does self-parking work during the fall when the curb is covered with piles of leaves? is it going to 'avoid the leaves' and leave you hanging out into the street to get clipped? what about snow?
11) how does all of the above work in really extreme weather conditions? what happens when golf ball sized hail starts reigning hell all around you?
12) what happens when a tornado is bearing down dead ahead of you on the highway ? is the autopilot going to auto-pilot-me straight through it?
i can probably think of a bunch more silly but still relevant situations that may cause the systems to go haywire....
so once people start driving around with these features and if something goes haywire, please post your experiences....
This includes anything related to
- self-parking/valet'ing,
- adaptive cruise control,
- lane holding,
- lane changing,
- speed limit sign handling,
- collision avoidance,
- stopping,
- etc.
The biggest questions I have are:
1) how is the system going to handle construction zones when the lines get all screwed up and lanes suddenly change or even disappear completely with no lines? traffic around you is usually following a pattern but how is the car going to handle not screwing that up and deciding to drive straight instead? i would think there's potential for the system to accidently cut someone off and they'll smash into you.
2) how is the auto-parking/self-valeting (aka "drive up to where you are waiting for it") going to handle weird situations ? my understanding is that the car will handle the capability to 'pick you up' in a garage or something like that. but what if the car enters a lane marked as one-way or if theres a cop directing traffic and the car decides to ignore the cop's direction and drive ahead instead? that goes for 'autopilot' mode too on roads...could be an accident ahead with cops telling you to turn but the car instead just keeps driving straight... "i'm sorry occiffer, but my car didn't like you standing there directing traffic so it decided to drive around you instead".
3) how's the car going to pick you up when it's plugged in? is it going to unplug itself ? (obviously not...)
4) if it's going to read speed limit signs and adapt to speed limits, you'll cause some serious delays and congestion and probably have people smash into the back of you if you're driving on the New Jersey Turnpike at 65mph.
5) collision avoidance. i'd be worried about the self parking/valeting features and something like a kid tripping in front or behind your car into a spot where the sensors are blind... who gets sued there? you? or tesla? what happens when these systems blip and an accident happens? is tesla liable for these systems? i'd be worried about Tesla's liability with regards to these systems (could bankrupt the company if lives are lost?)
6) are the systems responsive enough to stop the car in time if someone slams their brakes on or if someone runs out in front of the car suddenly? (aka the latter if someone is not in sight in front of a van and runs in front if your car, the car can only brake so fast....it's inevitable someone is going to get hit).
7) what is the minimum object size for lane changing to work without hitting something? i would assume it would detect someone on a bike or motorcycle, but what about a dog or cat or gecko?
8) what happens when someone spraypaints 125mph on a 25mph sign in a neighborhood?
9) how does collision avoidance work when someone throws a basketball at you? is it going to swerve? what if a truck kicks up a piece of wood or better yet what if an oncoming truck ejects a tire coming right at you? is the car just going to 'stop and wait to get hit?'
10) how does self-parking work during the fall when the curb is covered with piles of leaves? is it going to 'avoid the leaves' and leave you hanging out into the street to get clipped? what about snow?
11) how does all of the above work in really extreme weather conditions? what happens when golf ball sized hail starts reigning hell all around you?
12) what happens when a tornado is bearing down dead ahead of you on the highway ? is the autopilot going to auto-pilot-me straight through it?
i can probably think of a bunch more silly but still relevant situations that may cause the systems to go haywire....
so once people start driving around with these features and if something goes haywire, please post your experiences....