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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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