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I drive a Tesla. I live in Connecticut, speed limits are set very low and are ignored by just about everybody Including police, as long as you're not driving recklessly.
The problem with the latest FSD versions is they take precise speed control out of the driver's hands. In previous versions, you could manually set a maximum speed. Now you cannot, you only pick one of these driving profiles.
So for example if I'm driving on a 55 mph highway, and all the other cars are doing 75 mph, I have to pick the 'Hurry' profile which also hangs out in the left lane and makes a lot of lane changes and faster acceleration/braking. I would much rather drive standard style but with higher speed, but that isn't an option.
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'm not saying this as an insult, I am simply stating a fact that you are completely and totally mistaken.
Do you live in an alternate reality where Tesla employees didn’t get caught sharing camera footage from inside peoples garages and stuff just because they thought it was funny?
That was a very early version of their system, once that happened they put strong controls in place for the storage of video and it's now very easy to control what if any video and audio the car reports back to Tesla.
And when, ever in its history, has Tesla given you a reason to believe they aren’t just outright lying?
Every time my car gets an update and FSD gets better. Every time I get in my car and hit the FSD button.
Serious question- have you ever driven a Tesla? And if so for how long?
Yea it was fine but the driver assist wasn’t any better than my Honda and the turn signals were awful. I drove it for a few hours.
Curious when this was? And did it have FSD?
No, I drove it. Are there teslas that can drive without human supervision? This was about a year ago.
Why use FSD though if you would still need to pay attention and be ready to take over the car? I understand cruise control to a degree but the other stuff I dont see how its helpful to rely on a computer that can malfunction at any moment.
All these L2 systems (not just Tesla's) really do lower the cognitive load and makes things easier, even if you still have to pay attention.
Remember when you were learning to drive and making sure you did everything right took up a lot of your cognitive ability while driving, maybe you couldn't even carry on a conversation and drive, and as you got more experienced, a lot of it became second nature, and the load on driving became less?
Well that load is still there, it's just less, and this can lower it further even if you are still having to pay attention.
so ppl can get even more reliant on technology and would be downright dangerous behind the wheel of an older vehicle? awesome..
Recently read a book on the Nudge effect and it mentioned it taking upwards of 40 seconds for a human to re-establish control of an automated vehicle. Is not having to worry about traffic and your place in it when using "automated" driving part of the appeal? I guess not breaking the law isn't quite decadent enough for Tesla owners.
As the parent commenter who actually drives the Tesla, this is absolute bullshit. It does not take me any 40 seconds to reestablish control. FSD is not push the button and take a nap. If it was, it might take me 40 seconds to wake up, take a sip of coffee, stretch and yawn, tilt my chair back up, and then look around the car. But that is not the case.
FSD requires driver attention to the road. Even if the computer is driving, I am still paying attention to what is going on and if anything maintaining a higher level of situational awareness because I can spread my attention around the car without having to focus on staying in the lane. If I want to take over I literally just do it, apply any control input and I'm back in control. Turn the wheel, hit the gas, hit the brake, the car responds immediately.
Driving on residential streets I will often go in and out of FSD frequently, the version I have is not as good with complex intersections and knowing when it is our turn for example. So I'll let it drive along and stay in the lane, then when we get to the intersection I'll take over, then when we get to the other side I'll go back on FSD. There is no 40 second delay anywhere.
I would strongly encourage you to go test drive the car. I'm not saying buy one, I'm saying just so that you can understand what exactly the system does and does not do. Don't take that knowledge from what you read online, much of it written by people with an agenda either pro-Tesla or anti-Tesla. Go experience it for yourself and decide for yourself based on first hand knowledge If it's a dangerous piece of shit or a useful tool.
I'm saying the problem is that it lowers the mental load, which lowers reaction timing. You might be able to counter that by paying attention as much with FSD as without, but then you are gaining nothing but extra risk.
Is there a reason you want to reduce the mental load as much as possible? If I were driving 4+hours per day its possible I might be more likely to agree with you but thats just a guess.
Lowering the mental load of having to maintain speed and lane does not mean you're not paying attention and able to take over.
It means you have more time to be aware of what's going on around you, while still paying attention to what it's handling for you.
Saying you gain nothing but risk because you still pay attention just isn't true. There is still a gain, even with any added risk.
Stop and go traffic, and long drives it really helps.
When you say it helps, is this just in general mental well being from less stress from driving? Is it purely convenience? I personally dont find driving to be stressful in my life but again I dont have a long commute.
I do drive a manual in rush hour periodically, I dont see how FSD helps there though? I'd still need to be ready to hit the brake if the car malfunctions wouldnt I?
Ya, mental well being and less stress sounds about right. Going for a couple hour drive and using it for even a part of it can leave me feeling better off when I get to my destination.
It's not something I always turn on for entire trips either, I still do a mix of both, but lets say I'm on a 2hour trip and I've been driving regularly for 30 minutes and I'm starting to feel it, I can turn it on and there's just this instant noticeable reduction, but then maybe there's some construction or something ahead where I want to take over, so I take over and then drive the next 30 minutes myself again.
The best analogy is probably just regular cruise control if you've ever used it. You still gotta pay attention and be ready to alter your speed, but you're not suddenly forgetting about speed while it's on, but you're also not getting worn down by having to maintain it manually.
For example - Feeling frustrated or annoyed by that car in front of you that's constantly slowing down so you always have to be modulating your speed, but you can't necessarily pass? Well it can just follow it and modulate it for you, well I can assure you, it's less annoying when you don't have to manage that yourself.
You always need to be ready to brake or press the accelerator depending on the situation, and I move my foot around depending on the situation. Just driving on the open highway, I'll be ready for the accelerator in case of any phantom braking, coming up to a light with another vehicle in front of me, I'll move it to the brake until it's clear the car is braking at my comfort level. It's all situational, and if you're paying attention like you're supposed to be, it'll just be natural on which one you are prepared for.
Stop and go traffic it's just making sure it does actually stop as it inches forward a few feet and needs to come to a stop again but without needing to actually manage it myself.
As somebody who has a more basic car with just adaptive cruise control, the peace of mind makes driving less exhausting. I think there's a considerable number of accidents caused by driver fatigue, such as rear-ending due to reduced reaction speed. A simple driver assistance technology like adaptive cruise control can prevent an accident like that, and advanced front collision warnings can stop cars like mine from speeds up to 100 km/h.