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To: V_TWIN
Aren’t you the very knowledgeable ev guy my friend? I’d be sincerely interested in your thoughts.

The self-driving feature doesn't invoke the EV owner in me, it kicks in the soon to be retired software engineer in me. I really have trouble trusting driving with a computer. At best the computer could do warnings (i.e. beeping if you're veering out of lane), but not automatically steer for you. I posted on an EV forum I frequent why I disabled it immediately after buying an EV.

And by the way, Tesla is an anacronym for Too Expensive Still Liberals Adore.

7 posted on 02/16/2023 10:01:25 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

Thanks

And then there’s this:

“Tesla will deliver an over-the-air software update to cars to address the issues, the recall notice said.”

One of about 20 things that turn me off about EVs.....if they can do that...they can control if you can drive it at all.....they being big brother.


10 posted on 02/16/2023 10:09:04 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Tell It Right

Do you fly?


12 posted on 02/16/2023 10:12:27 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Tell It Right

2019 Sante Fe. I use the cruise control w/ lane assist. It works well for braking & re-accel, even to a complete stop, maintaining the lane (beeping) and it begins the initial turning when entering a sharper curve. I never tried seeing if proper turning will occur through the entire curve. Trailing distance is selectable in car lengths.

I think I will test the auto-turning in a curve at a quite slow speed. Driving slowly, it may make no turn at all. I suspect the initial turning is to assist/alert the driver. There is no claim of self-driving, only driving assisted.

I must have a hand - not a finger or my knee - on the steering wheel at all times other than for 3 seconds or so. After that I get beeps. Using the turn signal prevents the lane-assist beeps but also initiates really loud beeps if a vehicle is in an adjacent lane or if a vehicle is fast overtaking me.

These enhancements work well - but in no way do they lull me to sleep, even figuratively.


58 posted on 02/16/2023 2:45:53 PM PST by citizen (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people - John Adams 1798)
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