To: ChicagoConservative27
I’ve ridden in one. Friend input the address, car drove out of the driveway, out of the neighborhood, onto the freeway, drove on the freeway for 3 miles, occasionally passing slower cars, and exited, all by itself. All while observing other traffic, operating turn signals, and obeying posted speed limits.
It’s fully automatic. I wouldn’t sleep in it, but it mostly works as advertised.
To: DarrellZero
I turned all the "driver assist" stuff off in mine. I tested it and found it wanting to "help" me in the wrong ways. Of course, to be fair I live in a somewhat rural area with a lot of curvy unpainted roads. Plus it didn't respect other cars and pedestrians getting close to my lane (when I'd veer over to put space between us the car tried to "help" me get into the center of my lane).
It doesn't help me trust it given that, as a programmer, I've written my share of bugs.
15 posted on
05/11/2023 2:04:13 PM PDT by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: DarrellZero
"...but it mostly works as advertised."
Until it snows, and all the cues it uses vanish... Just a light dusting, or leaves, or dirt on the road, or some minor error with the GPS mapping...
It's like trusting Helen Keller. Remember the old joke about how her parents used to punish her by moving the furniture?
Samie same.
17 posted on
05/11/2023 2:19:15 PM PDT by
jonascord
(First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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