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(19,032 posts)While it's true that in 2024 you have to be attentive and keep your eyes on the road, there will come a day when you can take a nap in the back seat.
Klarkashton
(2,795 posts)My car has self-driving capacities now, but you still have to sit behind the wheel, ready to take over. It's gotten really good, but there have been a couple of times that I had to take over. It's rare though.
Would I want to sit in the back seat of my car while it self-drives with current technology and hardware? No. However, when it's perfected (5, 10, or 15 years from now), I would love to.
Wiz Imp
(3,385 posts)Every story has to start somewhere, and ours begins in 2013, when Elon Musk was just beginning to promise the world his cars would be self-driving. To his credit, he was predicting Tesla would be building a self-driving car by 2016
In 2014, Elon Musk continued to promise at least 90 percent self-driving by years end,
In 2015, Autopilot was fully rolled out to Model S drivers and Musk was promising the software would be able to handle freeways and simple roads in a matter of months.
2016 was the year of the now infamous demonstration video in which a Tesla Model X seemed to be driving itself. However, a former Tesla engineer recently testified he helped stage the video with Musks full knowledge. Sadly, 2016 saw the first confirmed fatality in a crash using Autopilot. You know what also didnt happen? A fully self-driving car. Musk promised that next year would be the year, according to Insider:
https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-tesla-self-driving-cars-anniversary-autopilot-1850432357
Polybius
(19,032 posts)I don't subscribe for self-driving (it's $99 a month), but Musk keeps giving out free month-long trials. Let me say that it's gotten really good. Not perfect, but very good. Much better than when I first experienced it last Spring when I got the car.
Bristlecone
(10,576 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
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(10,576 posts)In rapid cut format. Is it supposed to be parody?