Tesla’s driver assistance system is now called “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe, after Germany’s transport ministry said the old name was misleading. In a statement on 6 October…
The not so funny thing about this: Modern cars know what the speed limit is. They have GPS, maps and cameras checking for signs. They are also connected to the internet and know, of course, how fast they are going. So we could totally prevent drivers from speeding or send them automatic fines if they do.
Yeeeah, thats great, except that, there’s at least two spots I know of near me, where my car is of the opinion that the speed limit instantly changes from 120 (the actual speed limit) to 50 (the limit on a parallel side road that no longer exists, but is still on the map).
When cruise control is on, my car adjusts the set speed to the limit. Which means, in both of those spots, it will hit the brakes, hard, with no warning. This has stopped me from wanting to use its cruise control ever again.
Not to mention there are other places, where it decides the limit is higher than the signs say. This sort of tech is a cool idea, but it’s still at a point where “totally prevent drivers from speeding” would just cause a bunch of accidents.
The not so funny thing about this: Modern cars know what the speed limit is. They have GPS, maps and cameras checking for signs. They are also connected to the internet and know, of course, how fast they are going. So we could totally prevent drivers from speeding or send them automatic fines if they do.
Yeeeah, thats great, except that, there’s at least two spots I know of near me, where my car is of the opinion that the speed limit instantly changes from 120 (the actual speed limit) to 50 (the limit on a parallel side road that no longer exists, but is still on the map).
When cruise control is on, my car adjusts the set speed to the limit. Which means, in both of those spots, it will hit the brakes, hard, with no warning. This has stopped me from wanting to use its cruise control ever again.
Not to mention there are other places, where it decides the limit is higher than the signs say. This sort of tech is a cool idea, but it’s still at a point where “totally prevent drivers from speeding” would just cause a bunch of accidents.