Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Video & Multimedia

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts) Wed Sep 28, 2016, 08:01 AM Sep 2016

How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works | WIRED

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works | WIRED (Original Post) FrodosPet Sep 2016 OP

Rule number one. It isn't a fucking autopilot. longship Sep 2016 #1

Lol. I can see my mechanic chasing my car around as it tries to avoid him. jtuck004 Sep 2016 #2

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Rule number one. It isn't a fucking autopilot.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 08:24 AM

Sep 2016

And it does not work as such.

Nor does anything remotely called autonomous vehicle. They just do not exist.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

2. Lol. I can see my mechanic chasing my car around as it tries to avoid him.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 09:12 AM

Sep 2016

On a more serious note - as was suggested by another DUer and I think is a good idea, I'm looking forward to the car navigating the winter in 3 or 4 areas of the country, in the ice and snow.

Still a good idea, and when these work they work faster and better than people, within it's scope, whatever that is today.

Gonna raise the cost of body work a little - what does forward looking radar that fits in your bumper cost? Is that more expensive than the computer box that runs it?

Reply to this discussion