My experience with the Tesla Model 3

[Couch]

Exactly this.

I am amazed so many here didn’t get that. Guess it shows with how many chitty drivers there are. I’ve avoided so many accidents by reacting before a dumba$$ does something, because otherwise there isn’t always enough time.

Yep ...good driver is anticipating actions of vehicles further ahead and when paying attention can anticipate situations ...this is where autonomous vehicles can fail as they are unable to anticipate and take context into consideration. In many instances ai response time better but still within limited circumstances ....lots of good info out there regarding the level of contextual programming required which is still beyond current ai abilities ....perhaps in time it will catch up. I can see ai having upper hand on controlled access roads or in instances where all vehicles are similarily equiped ...think trail riding sled vs tree riding ....

 

[Mike270412]

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[jhurkot]

In some cases I agree, but in many other cases I disagree.

A good driver is always looking ahead, surveying intersections, judging traffic from all directions, putting them selves in a position to succeed. A computer will react once the situation presents itself, a quality driver will take themselves out of the situation before it becomes a problem. Most defensive driving takes place well before a computer ever knows there is a potential problem.

If I drove my rig strait down the highway with blinders on and only reacted when there was an iminent problem, there would be allot more dead people around me.

100% agree. Now if you had every vehicle on the road maintaining proper follow distance, staying perfectly Center of the lane, and only changing lanes when legal and safe. Then put an attentive human driver behind the wheel with all these systems in place and things improve dramatically.

You may be a really good driver but you are using 2 forward facing cameras with normal human reaction time. 8 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 144 trillion operation per second computer will one day drive better than humans.


https://youtu.be/hx7BXih7zx8

 

[Stompin Tom]

100% agree. Now if you had every vehicle on the road maintaining proper follow distance, staying perfectly Center of the lane, and only changing lanes when legal and safe. Then put an attentive human driver behind the wheel with all these systems in place and things improve dramatically.

You may be a really good driver but you are using 2 forward facing cameras with normal human reaction time. 8 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 144 trillion operation per second computer will one day drive better than humans.


https://youtu.be/hx7BXih7zx8

Once again I agree and disagree. The computer may have a quicker reaction time when it senses imminent danger, but the problem is it can not put itself into a safer position because it does not know the imminent danger is coming. Frankly I find the reaction time thing to be more of a sales tool than that of actual safety. It is only as good as it can be in and emergency situation. The rest of us try to avoid being in those situations.

As for those comparing them to computers in airplanes, bullpucky. Once we have a full radar system and air traffic contollers controlling the traffic flow, then they have a much better chance to achieve those kind of results. I have heard nothing about potential radar systems for vehicle traffic nor air traffic controller type set ups for road vehicles.

Right now I take a decent driver every day of the week over an auto pilot car.

 

[Summitric]

The chinese behemoth company that makes electric-car batteries for tesla, vw, etc developed a power pack that lasts 2million kms. Contemporary amperex technology co. Ltd. Is ready to produce a battery that lasts 16 years and two million kms. Most current batteries in use in electric cars cover about 240,000kms or eight years. (insert from june 8/2020 edmonton sun)

 

[jhurkot]

Just got the auto stop for stop signs and red lights. Pretty neat. They don’t let you drive over the speed limit while using it. If you approach a traffic intersection and the light is green you tap the gear selector stalk to confirm green (or tap the accelerator). If it’s red you just do nothing and it stops perfectly at the line.

On one light it was green and I confirmed green at about 10 seconds before crossing but it changed to yellow afterwards and stopped.

 

[snopro]

Just got the auto stop for stop signs and red lights. Pretty neat. They don’t let you drive over the speed limit while using it. If you approach a traffic intersection and the light is green you tap the gear selector stalk to confirm green (or tap the accelerator). If it’s red you just do nothing and it stops perfectly at the line.

On one light it was green and I confirmed green at about 10 seconds before crossing but it changed to yellow afterwards and stopped.

How many belts you go through on that tesla? Lol

 

[jhurkot]

How many belts you go through on that tesla? Lol

It’s pretty hard on the 4 belts that touch the ground.

 

[jhurkot]

Welcome to the cult Jay.


https://youtu.be/cH79SuivdAQ

 

[X-it]

Finally the 10x faster computer arrived and installed, 30watts more power to run. Able to detected the traffic lights now and side moving vehicals. The charging dock repaired and changed at the same time .. it was designed for California weather not canadian.

 

[jhurkot]

Finally the 10x faster computer arrived and installed, 30watts more power to run. Able to detected the traffic lights now and side moving vehicals. The charging dock repaired and changed at the same time .. it was designed for California weather not canadian.

Oh dang. I must have voided the warranty on mine.

 

[X-it]

You should help everyone out and write in the solution to this problem


https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thr...issues-frozen-charge-ports-road-trips.137334/

 

[Summitric]

 

[jhurkot]

https://youtu.be/yUVuiZUhbyA

 

[jhurkot]

https://youtu.be/Rmlnv3riJSY

 

[papajake]

And Ford comes out with Escape hybrid with a range of 37 miles for only 32000.00 dollars what a frickin joke why would you buy something with that range you will see alot sitting on the side of the road

 

[doorfx]

If its a hybrid it has a gas engine , no ?
Just drive home on gas?
37 doesn’t very good lol

 

[jhurkot]

And Ford comes out with Escape hybrid with a range of 37 miles for only 32000.00 dollars what a frickin joke why would you buy something with that range you will see alot sitting on the side of the road

It’s likely a plug in hybrid so the 37 miles is its electric only range before the small generator kicks in. 37 miles is under ideal conditions and is not what you will see at -30.

For running around in the city on short trips it will work fine. My personal preference is to have a big battery and no engine at all but if these hybrids are the Trojan horse that get people to want fully electric I guess it has its place for now.

 

[Stompin Tom]

The local electric car club held a rally a few weeks back. Both of them showed up.

 

[jhurkot]

The local electric car club held a rally a few weeks back. Both of them showed up.

Where do you live?