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To: MtnClimber
I rode in a friend's Tesla a few months ago. I was impressed with the self driving feature. En route home we had a couple of bicyclers turn right in front us as we turned left at an intersection, and the Tesla handled that quite nicely. When a car that was maybe 300 yards in front of us on a highway slowed to turn onto a road, the Tesla detected that and slowed down in advance.

I've always been the "Mr. Safety" if the family, and I came away hoping that, in the future, my sons would have such vehicles.

It also occurred to me that a self-driving car might be a real boon for someone living alone being able to get to a hospital during a medical emergency. I'm sure we'll be hearing such stories in the future.

47 posted on 05/25/2026 8:20:57 AM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident)
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To: The Duke

Tesla Full self driving (supervised) saved me from getting side swiped last week by a vehicle outside of my range of vision. But one of Elons cameras saw it developing and moved me over a few feet to prevent the accident that would have been at highway speeds.


57 posted on 05/25/2026 1:17:31 PM PDT by Controlling Legal Authority (Author of “Are You Ready to Adopt?”)
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To: The Duke

“En route home we had a couple of bicyclers turn right in front us as we turned left at an intersection, and the Tesla handled that quite nicely.”

Did the Tesla blast the horn and give ‘em a Bronx Salute?


64 posted on 05/25/2026 11:28:25 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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