That's a good question. At a guess, since it's using the vehicle's built-in capabilities, I'd expect it works similarly to how the built-in cruise control slows down when someone is in front of you moving slower - that is to say, it would use regen based on your user settings for the how aggressively to use regen. I could be wrong - I don't know squat about how it's coded, but that would seem to be the most intuitive approach given that it sits between the user input and the vehicle systems to inject commands the system's API can act on.
it's not that it's betterWhen I said "these systems" I was referring to "self driving systems" in the general sense....NOT specifically Comma. Yes, it seems that some systems have an issue with a stationary object. That's why I wanted to see how Comma handled this. Since Comma uses "vision" (rather than radar), I suspect it is better...but just would like to see what happens.
From the videos posted by @CTRedCanyon and others, this looks like it will be a great choice for my Gen 1 R1T when the developer is done testing/updating the system and releases harnesses for "mass consumption". Hope to keep seeing the latest new/videos being posted.
Curious to learn why/how vision does better at this. Human vision is different from computer vision
I have so many questionsAnother driving video of the Comma 3X in action! Working great at dusk doing lane selection, stop/go with traffic and maintaining lanes through some light curves on secondary roads. Let me know if people want more of these videos
Bonus video of an semi-automatic lane change - just hit the turn signal, nudge the wheel to confirm the coast is clear, and the Comma 3X executes the lane change for you:
1) YesI have so many questions
- Is it fair to say that in its current state this enables Driver-plus-like functionality on unmapped roads (so, stop/go/LKA), plus semi-auto lane changes for Gen1?
- Are you capable of adjusting the speed & distance using the wheels on the steering wheel?
- Any speed-sign recognition / adjustment?
- Is there a minimum speed (stock is 20mph on the base Rivian, but will go slower if there's a vehicle in front of it. Is this capable of going <20mph without a vehicle in front of it?)
- What's the sharpest turn it seems to be comfortable making, in your observation? Sounds like it doesn't do turns at intersections yet, but what about really sharp non-intersecting turns?
- Does pressing on the accelerator merely add speed, or does it disengage the system?
- Is stock Driver+ still available on double-tap?
- Is disabling the Comma and re-enabling stock functionality simple, or do you effectively have to uninstall the comma?
- I've never used Comma directly. Are there any user-changeable settings for certain behaviors? A specific example I'm curious about is acceleration, and if you can make it more aggressive.
"Highway Assist" is the Rivian function that operates semi-autonomously on mapped highways. It is part of the "Driver+" suite of functions that includes such things as Automatic High Beams and Rear Cross-traffic Warning.
Hmm, yeah I guess that's true. Unfortunately though, it's been a misnomer from the start. It's a brand name that people have latched onto as the Rivian equivalent to Autopilot, and most people don't hear "Driver+" and think of the rear cross traffic warning.
If one knows better, one can do better (i.e. use the terms more accurately).
when you use cheap radar to sense cars around it, they filter out stationary objects to reduce phantom braking. So anything travelling at 35mph slower than you is basically invisible. Which means a slow moving car, anything on the interstate that is stopped, etc.
I was told on the discord that they had solved longitudinal control so its no longer using the stock ACC. But I'm just passing it along...
