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Originally Posted by RNajarian
I agree completely. It absolutely infuriates me seeing what some Tesla “drivers” are doing with the Self Driving feature.
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Any of the driver aids introduced so far, have made the drivers worse for it..
ABS reduced braking technique/ability understanding
Raised confidence of certain drivers to drive fast in rain
TC reduced ability to moderate the throttle with a fine application of the right food
Raised confidence of certain drivers to have lots of power available to em
DRL reduced need to bother with turning lights on
Many idiots now drive around in twilight, dusk, fog or snow with no rear lights on (finally fixed with 2015 models as legislation was changed)
Cruise Control makes people get in a lane, put on CC and then doze off
till they plow into the rear of a Tjam
Now Adaptive TC was developed + Auto Ebraking
Well now they can doze off completely and wake up in the rear of a Tjam..
But that only works if nobody changes lane at the last second, in front of em.
lane assist
speed assist
auto pilot
None of it has ever improved the average driver's abilities.
None of them ever will.
Most simply cause a false sense of confidence , Either thinking they are safe when they are not, or thinking they are now able to drive faster then before.
Any kind of auto pilot where responsibility remains with the driver, is doomed to fail.
And any kind of self driving is a liability no OEM will dare to assume responsibility for, especially not on roads shared with NON self driving vehicles.