RE: Tesla Full Self Driving: Time For Tea

RE: Tesla Full Self Driving: Time For Tea

Tuesday 23rd April 2019

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?

 

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3795mpower

Original Poster:

484 posts

129 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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I know that’s a US highway but didn’t that thing just undertake a bunch of
Cars along the way ?

lestiq

705 posts

168 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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3795mpower said:
I know that’s a US highway but didn’t that thing just undertake a bunch of
Cars along the way ?
That was my first thought too? all things considered though, that is pretty damn impressive.

666 SVT

1,052 posts

239 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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I think you can pass on either side in some States?

kambites

67,462 posts

220 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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There's no doubting that it's impressive but the problem with getting to full automation is that the difference between being able to do that 99 times out of 100, and being able to do it 100 times out of 100 is really quite significant.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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3795mpower said:
I know that’s a US highway but didn’t that thing just undertake a bunch of
Cars along the way ?
Both legal and totally normal on US highways.

Cupramax

10,469 posts

251 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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3795mpower said:
I know that’s a US highway but didn’t that thing just undertake a bunch of
Cars along the way ?
Thought you can overtake either side in the US.

3795mpower

Original Poster:

484 posts

129 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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fblm said:
3795mpower said:
I know that’s a US highway but didn’t that thing just undertake a bunch of
Cars along the way ?
Both legal and totally normal on US highways.
Must make for some interesting insurance claims....

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.

Rawwr

22,722 posts

233 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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I can't wait for this technology to be widespread and taking the reins of every commuter vehicle. Heaven!

Torquey

1,888 posts

227 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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That was strangely satisfying to watch.

I'd now happily sacrifice the fun of driving (during peak hours) if all road users are being controlled by this technology. It would be nice to think we'd get places faster and safer.

redback911

2,702 posts

265 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Sign me up.

Better fuel economy, improved safety, less congestion, less pollution, whats not to like? I still want to drive and ride occasionally, but for commuting and long boring journeys, I would use autopilot.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Can’t wait. I would probably do more recreational manual driving, with autopilot to get me new places. If ebikes are anything to go by.

Paul Dishman

4,676 posts

236 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Some strange reactions posted above on a car enthusiasts forum. Personally I think the introduction of autonomous driving is a dystopian nightmare. Once the tech works then it'll be made compulsory and that'll be the end of driving.

Sandpit Steve

9,885 posts

73 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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kambites said:
There's no doubting that it's impressive but the problem with getting to full automation is that the difference between being able to do that 99 times out of 100, and being able to do it 100 times out of 100 is really quite significant.
There's a saying in software development that one spends 10% of the effort getting it to work 90% of the time, and the other 90% of the effort for that final 10%. All those edge and corner cases are *really* hard to program out completely.

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.

kambites

67,462 posts

220 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Paul Dishman said:
... Once the tech works then it'll be made compulsory and that'll be the end of driving.
You are of course at liberty to believe whatever you want, but personally I think there's only a minute chance of that ever happening and zero chance of it happening within my lifetime.

Modiman46

52 posts

98 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Not strange Paul we need to get used to the pending thought of progression to less polluted transport. Plus this thought aspect of Motoring;-
https://i.redd.it/h7qse91ostt21.png

Modiman46

52 posts

98 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Not strange Paul we need to get used to the pending thought of progression to less polluted transport. Plus this thought aspect of Motoring;-
https://i.redd.it/h7qse91ostt21.png

renaultgeek

473 posts

147 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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no dogs ran out in front of that car, also he got out at a junction at the end

LostCockney

49 posts

62 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Very clever and impressive . However these were fairly quite roads . I didn't see one pedestrian , cyclist , jogger , horse rider , cat running across the road etc , etc and these are the "unknowns" which need to be taken into account.
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 .

T1berious

2,243 posts

154 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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kambites said:
Paul Dishman said:
... Once the tech works then it'll be made compulsory and that'll be the end of driving.
You are of course at liberty to believe whatever you want, but personally I think there's only a minute chance of that ever happening and zero chance of it happening within my lifetime.
Considering how long it would take for this to reach every car on the roads it won't happen anytime soon. There are still an awful lot of >15 Year old cars out there and a lot of people simply couldn't afford to be in a car that could be autonomous no matter how low that ceiling came.

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.

Fiesta1.0L

97 posts

97 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Daylight. Effectively zero traffic. Wide roads, good surface quality, clear markings. Known, chosen route.

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.