Elon Musk to announce full autonomy for Teslas despite expert skepticism

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Amid skepticism, Tesla CEO Elon Musk today will unveil a plan to bring full autonomy to his electric cars, making them truly driverless vehicles, AP reports.

Be smart: Musk's description of Tesla's controls as "Full Self-Driving" has alarmed some observers who think it will give owners a false sense of security and create potentially lethal situations in conditions that the autonomous cars can't handle.

Driving the news: The technology Musk claims will make that quantum leap is scheduled to be shown off to Tesla investors at 2 p.m. ET at the company's HQ in Palo Alto, Calif.

Musk indicated in a recent interview that Teslas should be able to navigate congested highways and city streets without a human by next year.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/autonomous-vehicles-elon-musk-tesla-fb92bfa4-a43c-4f3f-a402-6e4293011fe7.html

[still_one]

1. Hopefully the software isn't from the 737 MAX

[cstanleytech]

2. I doubt it will work well as there are a ton of variables to deal with driving such as unexpected

people or animals suddenly stepping in front of an oncoming car or an idiot in another car suddenly doing a left turn in front of you to go into a business or road.

[Lucky Luciano]

4. They know about those things...

They do spend some time wondering if the autonomous driver should sacrifice its passengers by crashing badly if doing so prevents a worse accident occurring like slamming into a crowd of people. A human might try to save themselves first, but the machine might be trained to optimize for the greater good. So these ethical things are often considered as well.

[cstanleytech]

6. I am not so sure that being told the car might be willing to let you die in favor of someone else

would be a good selling point.

[Lucky Luciano]

7. It is what it is.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07135-0

[LanternWaste]

9. The advancement of technology happens with you or without you.

Technology doesn't really care if we have good selling points or not.

[manicdem]

10. Save myself

Indeed not a good selling point. People may not want to say it but they'll go for a competitors car that prioritizes saving their own life.

[cstanleytech]

11. Or in other words most people do not want to drive a car like Christine.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. It made me think of my days on an auto assembly line. Yikes.

[DemSoc]

16. LOL n/t

[Baclava]

3. Tesla's promised $35,000 Model 3 is finally here

The 220-mile version of Tesla’s cheapest car arrives three years after it was announced

Tesla is finally rolling out the long-awaited $35,000 version of the Model 3 in the United States. The company is currently making multiple versions of a “Standard Range” Model 3 that can travel around 220 miles on a single charge. Previously, the most affordable Model 3 started at $42,900 after a February price reduction.

The Standard Range base model will start at $35,000, offers a top speed of 130mph and can go from 0 to 60mph in 5.6 seconds. A second version called “Standard Range Plus” will be available for $37,000 with 240 miles of range, a top speed of 140mph, and will go from 0 to 60mph in 5.3 seconds.





https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/28/18245165/tesla-model-3-price-lower-cost-elon-musk-news



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Of course for the ones I wanted, no so good

"You can expect to pay between $66,900 and $92,000 for a used 2017 Model S"

The 2018 Model S starts at $74,500, but its price can climb to over $135,000 in top trim levels



https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/tesla/model-s/2017

[Kablooie]

5. That's what I'm waiting for.

I can drive fine now but in a few years I may get to the point where it wouidn't be safe for me to drive.
Especially since I live up on a mountain with a long drive to the nearest store.

An autonomous car would allow me to remain in my current house even if I were too compromised to drive.

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. Democrats to announce full impeachment hearings for Trump despite expert skepticism

Source: My dreams

Amid skepticism, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi today will unveil a plan to bring full impeachment hearings against President Trump, making him truly have to defend his actions and behaviour, AP reports.

Be lawful and defend the Constitution: Democrats's description of their responsibility to move forward has alarmed some observers who think it will give Americans a sense of insecurity and create potentially lethal situations in conditions that the American voter's minds can't handle.

Impeachment the news: This legal avenue Democrats claim will make that quantum leap towards justice, and accountability is scheduled to be announced at 2 p.m. ET in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC.

Madame Speaker Pelosi indicated in a recent interview that the country should be able to navigate a now damaged and divided country without a President Trump by next year.


(apologies for going off thread)

[blugbox]

14. I like this post

A LOT!

[LiberalLovinLug]

15. Thanks. It just seemed to fit

[Zorro]

12. This autonomous driving presentation is very impressive

Lots of technical details on the new processing architecture, neural nets, sensor integration, future Tesla ride-sharing service, etc.