Scaringe: Autonomy revenues within a year + R2 unveiling likely in Q1 2024

[defcon888]

I've been curious about this the entire time. For those of us who don't want to use the "autonomous" features, will be still have to pay for them? Is the function going behind a paywall like some of the other options?

I am so old school that I think autonomous driving is at best useless and more of a risk.

Driving needs to be hands on the wheel at all times. I think people will think "Heck, I can go drinking and get drunk and just have my car drive me home".

Driving needs to be an attentive activity instead of "trusting" some software and sensors. Software and sensors are great to assist in driving, but it shouldn't be the be-all-end-all. Sensors can't evaluate with discernment like humans....yes, AI is getting better, but I wouldn't trust some sensors to drive my car. Our first service ticket was because some headlight sensors went bad, imagine that but with the speed, distance, and obstruction sensors going bad.

I personally don't think we are there yet with autopilot and I for one won't be using it and especially not paying for it. I would rather pay a discount rate for electricity, update the software to allow messaging, be able to customize the interface (move things around), and stop making me log out of Spotify and my wife log in (and vice versa) every time we get in the car together.

Will it get to the point of being able to have autopilot?.....absolutely, but it shouldn't be the sole method of driving.

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[JMACCA]

I've tried it a couple of times and my stress levels go up

It initially stressed me as well but continued use has made me a big fan especially when I have been working 16 hours or have a long drive on the freeway......it drives way better than i do and makes the drive more relaxing. I have learned to change lanes if there are large trucks crowding me and the avoid lanes with merges and slow down prior to sharp curves on the freeway.

 

[zymolysis]

I don't use it. My family had three friends die in Newport beach last year due to autopilot.

How can you be certain as to what the cause was? There are something like 50,000 deaths a year on US roads; the vast majority are due to human error.

 

[zymolysis]

"The Highway Assist feature (auto-steer) only works on specific, pre-mapped, divided highways "

And my experience is that Highway Assist only works for just a few miles at a time - it always finds some reason to exit. It would certainly be nice if it worked consistently, and on many more roads than the few it does work on.

 

[Golfer04]

How can you be certain as to what the cause was? There are something like 50,000 deaths a year on US roads; the vast majority are due to human error.

Hard telling what the cause if any specific accident is, but Tesla "autopilot" is a marketing gimmick. Autopilot is nothing more than adaptive cruise control. It comes standard on your Tesla; you buy autopilot plus and then FSD as upgrades. Unbelievably people have started using adaptive cruise control in town. So if the car in front of you goes through the light then so do you. If vehicles had stoplight identification, etc it might be ok, but right now it is stupid.

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