Tesla Full Self Driving: Time For Tea?
We know the autonomous driving technology exists, but actual real-world use? Prepare to be amazed...
Credit where it's due to Elon Musk, he has woken up a seemingly complacent car industry. Firstly that was with the viability of electric vehicles, and now it's in autonomous driving technology. Because whether you want them to or not, the possibility of cars driving themselves without any intervention looks eminently achievable, as this video suggests.
Now, of course, Tesla will have chosen a route that its car can comfortably tackle, and they're not the first to do it, though the car's adeptness in dealing with on ramps, junctions and traffic (the latter which can't entirely be planned for) is remarkable. Certainly the car's discipline and adherence to the rules shames some of the drivers also seen in the video, as it seamlessly passes from one road to the next.
There was no additional information with the 'Full Self Driving' release, Tesla seemingly happy to let the video speak for itself. And why wouldn't they be? While there are still many years of legislative and moral wrangling before self-driving cars are launched in the real world, the application of the technology is incredible to watch. Particularly if, like one YouTube commenter, you view it in quarter speed to fully appreciate what the car is capable of. What on earth will they do next?
Cars along the way ?
Back to the Tesla, I’ve driven a P90D in its auto pilot mode and it was indeed
Very impressive, this is just the next step on the journey.
Tesla have made huge strides but it's still nowhere near being an autonomous car - and probably much further away from being so, than most people involved think at the moment.
IMO a car that allows the necessary human to get distracted, but can hand them back control at a second's notice when it can't cope is the worst of all worlds. Wake me up when I can sleep in the back as it drives me home from the pub.
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Although I think this technology is brilliant I am still not totally convinced that a road vehicle does not need a driver . If you look at trains , which are on rails , have no cyclists , jogger ,horse riders ETC to deal with they still have a driver .
Still, I wonder what it would do for the haulage industry? Imagine rush hour free of HGV's as they'd be automated during 1am - 5am?
Yes, yes please.
This stuff is a decade away from deployment in most parts of the world.
This is also their video, under their conditions. They could hae 100 people controlling this, and a supercomputer in the back of the van following behind. It could be the 20th take of the video.
Tesla is out of money. Musk is about to do a placement so trying to pump the share price for all it's worth. Treat this with a gargntuan pinch of bull sh*t.
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