It does this already (somewhat). If you don't acknowledge the attention "nag" it requests, which is to place some slight force on the wheel from time to time, it will set off an alarm and ask you to take over. If you don't, it will turn on the hazard flashers and slow to a stop. Of course it's possible to keep force on the wheel enough to satisfy the nag, and still not pay attention to the road.
After having driven probably 25k miles with autopilot on, I can say with confidence it definitely makes the car safer. It has directly saved me from a few accidents and close calls on many occasions. However, I know the limits of the system and I don't use it in dangerous conditions. Most of my trip miles are on the I-5 SF <--> LA trip quite often. It handles this exceptionally well. The media blows all this out of proportion of course, because it's sensational. How many of those 40,000 deaths each year that are caused by plain old humans does the NYT feature? Yeah AP is not perfect, and like anything else, it can be abused. However, Once you spend time with itt's super clear that it's an amazing safety feature. Humans suck at driving! On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 10:44 AM Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the article > > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/business/tesla-autopilot-lawsuits-safety.html?searchResultPosition=1 > is pretty reasonable. > > It goes on to say: > > Autopilot is not an autonomous driving system. Rather, it is a suite of > software, cameras and sensors intended to assist drivers and prevent > accidents by taking over many aspects of driving a car — even the > changing of lanes. Tesla executives have claimed that handing off these > functions to computers will make driving safer because human drivers are > prone to mistakes and distractions, and cause most of the roughly 40,000 > traffic fatalities that occur each year in the United States. > > While Autopilot is in control, drivers can relax, but are not supposed > to tune out. Instead, they’re supposed to keep their hands on the > steering wheel and eyes on the road, ready to take over in case the > system becomes confused or fails to recognize objects or dangerous > traffic scenario. > > -------- > > This is serious stuff, not because Tesla has done something wrong, but > because of human nature. People don't always behave properly and other > people don't want to be endangered because of that. Tesla appears to > have done an excellent job (maybe too good) and now they need to address > the side effects of that. > > Maybe autopilot should include better detection of whether the driver is > paying attention. At the very least, it could periodically start to slow > down and find a place to stop. If the driver is paying attention, a > quick response (tap of a button ?) would resume autopilot. > > Peri > > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Willie McKemie via EV" <[email protected]> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Willie McKemie" <[email protected]> > Sent: 08-Jul-21 10:30:20 AM > Subject: [EVDL] Fwd: New York Times article about teen death by Tesla > pic up truck on auto pilot is click bait. > > >---------- Forwarded message --------- > >From: Willie McKemie <[email protected]> > >Date: Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 11:05 > >Subject: Re: [EVDL] New York Times article about teen death by Tesla pic > up > >truck on auto pilot is click bait. > >To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> > >Cc: Lawrence Rhodes <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > > > > >One should never read Tesla news from either the New York times or The > Wall > >Street journal. Uniformly and consistently biased. > > > >On Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 10:43 Lawrence Rhodes via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> NYT must do better research. 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