How can someone watch a video like that and not find a SINGLE sliver of an indication of things to come in terms of safer automobile operation? You REALLY have to be anti-[insert brand here] to not be amazed by the advancements being made in automobile safety through technology.Originally Posted by Gman
"That just saved my ass."
Dude, the car just slowed to a stop in front of you. You obviously weren't paying attention.
Loved the guy that crossed over into the oncoming lane to still hit the pig.
Show us some immobile objects that the Tesla autopilot accelerates into.
You point out the obvious about "had the guy just been paying attention" no shit man... that's the point though! Not everyone pays 100% attention 24/7/365 while driving. Obviously you're one in a billion who does so I can see why you would find zero value in this system. For myself and most other drivers it's nice to have another layer of safety to have your back just in case. Not everyone who has an accident spends their entire time driving texting or reading the newspaper, some are very attentive drivers who are distracted for a split second and unlucky at the same time. If you can couple a system like this with someone who is normally very attentive and isn't going to rely on the system you have a recipe for an incredibly safe commute. The fact that people are choosing to see it as a reason to be lazy rather than another layer of safety says more about them than it does Tesla. Why some are choosing to blame Tesla for this when they put so many warnings and explanations to the contrary in front if owners is beyond me.
The point isn't to do it for you it's to aid you in doing it. People abuse this system but that's not how it's intended or sold. It's not sold as a full autonomous driving system and they even put safety measures in to require you to pilot the vehicle. It has sensors to make sure your hands remain on the steering wheel and reminders to tell you to pay attention. That's substantially more safety than a 1980's Ford or Honda and yet people want to try to make them seem less safe by focusing on the one or two accidents that still happened while this feature was engaged rather than the literal millions avoided as demonstrated in this short video. Sure there will be random outliers here and there and that unavoidable. Remember when the media made it seem like seat belts were going to kill us all in a fiery blaze that was sure to happen if we all buckled up and got in a car accident? What about when airbags or ABS were first introduced... they were sure to kill us all. lol
Falling for the media's need to feed on headlines though and making it seem like the system is somehow less safe is just as bad as those who know nothing about guns falling for the media narrative that make them all seem like the tool of Satan. Of course the headline reads "Another Mass Shooting at School" instead of "Another Few Thousand Lives Saved by Guns Today" because the former gets 1,000,000 more clicks than the latter. The same can be said for "Tesla on Autopilot Crashes Into Parked Fire Truck, Kills Driver" instead of "Thousands of Lives Saved Today by Tesla Cars with Autopilot" because we know which one gets more clicks. Given how early this technology is I think it shows great promise for things to come but I personally wouldn't engage it and crawl in the back seat to take a nap. That's just me. I also tend to treat every gun as if it's loaded and cringe at others complete lack of respect for firearms safety but that doesn't make the firearm itself unsafe.
Besides, lots of Tesla cars are sold that don't even include this feature so it's not like it's a requirement to own one. You don't like the idea? Cool. Don't use it or better yet don't even pay for it to be installed. Nobody is forcing you to do anything.
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