right...?
I mean, what could possibly go wrong
Safety systems are there to be gamed...
- Strangely Brown
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Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
Add that to the fact the driver will, necessarily, be completely disengaged from the driving task and it's fun all round.
Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
I've used a lump of metal to hold down the throttle on an HGV. Does that make me a gamer?
Although it was parked off-road and I had to keep the battery charged because of equipment working. Quite boring, really
Although it was parked off-road and I had to keep the battery charged because of equipment working. Quite boring, really
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
- exportmanuk
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Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
Make something idiot proof and someone will make a bigger idiot
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Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
exportmanuk wrote:Make something idiot proof and someone will make a bigger idiot
A mate of mine says that "It's difficult to make something idiot-proof because idiots are too ingenious"
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
...and lo and behold https://electrek.co/2018/01/24/tesla-autopilot-federal-scrutiny-again-model-s-crash/
"It wasn't my fault, Officer, it was on autopilot..!"
"It wasn't my fault, Officer, it was on autopilot..!"
- GTR1400MAN
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Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
And another.
Told by the system SEVEN times to retake control. Dozed off because of reduced workload?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/20/technology/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-warnings/index.html
Told by the system SEVEN times to retake control. Dozed off because of reduced workload?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/20/technology/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-warnings/index.html
Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube
Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
GTR1400MAN wrote:And another.
Told by the system SEVEN times to retake control. Dozed off because of reduced workload?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/20/technology/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-warnings/index.html
"Hands on the wheel for 25 seconds in 35 minutes". That's not too shabby from the car's perspective!
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
Horse wrote:GTR1400MAN wrote:And another.
Told by the system SEVEN times to retake control. Dozed off because of reduced workload?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/20/technology/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-warnings/index.html
"Hands on the wheel for 25 seconds in 35 minutes". That's not too shabby from the car's perspective!
But they can't spot a fire engine parked in their lane:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/2 ... lot_crash/
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Re: Safety systems are there to be gamed...
Horse wrote:"Hands on the wheel for 25 seconds in 35 minutes". That's not too shabby from the car's perspective!
Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube
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