Videos

Maybe it was downvoted because of Mormon weirdo Mark Rober and not the content itself?

IMHO, this was really a video about camera-only automatic emergency braking, not autonomous driving.

Lots of cars have AEB now since a lot of regulators are requiring it, but most use a combination of cameras and ultrasonic sonic. The top-of-the-line systems have LiDAR, cameras, and ultrasonic.

Tesla’s sensors lack redundancy. If the cameras are obstructed or can’t distinguish shapes, the vehicle can’t fall back to another system.

I wouldn’t exactly call that a deep dive.

That's the thing that got me. I would have issues spotting that child through the fog as well, but I wouldn't have sped through it.

Sure, but their sensors will detect if you aren’t paying enough attention and report back to Tesla headquarters to get the lawyers ready before you can even get out of your car.

Lets assume that a human driver would fall for it, for sake of argument.

Would that make it a good idea to potentially run over a kid just because a human would have as well, when we have a decent option to do better than human senses?

Part of the problem is the question of who is at fault if an autonomous car crashes. If a human falls for this and crashes, it's their fault. They are responsible for their damages and the damages caused by their negligence. We expect a human driver to be able to handle any road hazards. If a self driving car crashes who's fault is it? Tesla? They say their self driving is a beta test so drivers must remain attentive at all times. The human passenger? Most people would expect a self driving car would drive itself. If it crashes, I would expect the people that made the faulty software to be at fault, but they are doing everything they can to shift the blame off of themselves. If a self driving car crashes, they expect the owner to eat the cost.

All the other cars he tested stopped just fine.

The road runner thing seems a bit far fetched yeah. But there were also tests with heavy rain and fog which were not passed by Tesla.

That is a completely legitimate question. That you are downvoted says a lot about the current state of Lemmy. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the Musk hate, but it looks like a nuanced discussion on topics where Nazi-Elon is involved is currently not possibe.

Not any tangible difference in this scenario. Both use vision only. And both use the same computers.

The other car only used emergency breaking, so there's that.

He was helping out Tesla by doing that. He was helping them get the wins they got instead of just Tesla massacring the kid every time. Note to self: As a pedestrian and you see a tesla, don't cross the street.

All the other cars he tested stopped just fine. Who cares about fiddling with modes and shit.

"Full shelf driving" still needs to be in quotes. It's a feature's brand name for a product that doesn't actually have full self driving capabilities.

Try not to carry water for their attempted, repeated lie.

Having clocked in a lot of hours in San Francisco cabs, Ubers, Lyfts, and Waymos, IMHO, the Waymos are the least terrifying - by far.

My opinion might change if they’re ever allowed to travel at high speeds on a highway, but in a congested city where you can rarely get above 35mph, they feel really good.

No aggressive or distracted driving, no tipping, no stinky ass air freshers, and generally no double parking to pick people up.

I’m a convert.