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04-24-2019, 12:02 PM | #1 |
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Would you ride in Elon's robotaxi
Would you ride in Elon's robotaxi when it rolls out next year()
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/24/...ines-it-worki/ |
04-24-2019, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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No, but it won't be an issue in SC. No sales or service here.
There is one person near me that owns two. A model S for his wife, he has an X. He also has a charging station in front of the company he and his wife run. I have talked with him once, but didn't ask if he bought them in Charlotte or Atlanta
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04-24-2019, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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Maybe, I guess? I wouldn't want to be one of the first, but if they perform well over time, I could see myself trying it out.
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04-24-2019, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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I'd give that a less than 1% chance of happening. Typical Musk hype. And if it does, it will be something super constrained- like a trial for Tesla employees only that will shuttle them between 2 buildings in Nevada or something.
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04-24-2019, 02:44 PM | #5 | |
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I have seen a few 3's up around Asheville NC, but all had NC plates
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04-24-2019, 02:54 PM | #6 |
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And maybe it is just because I am getting old, but I don't see driver-less vehicles working at all with our current infrastructure.
I have written a lot of machine programming, and in my mind it is a all or nothing deal. I have written many robot-human interfaces, and no matter how many safety interlocks I have written or worked with someone always manages to try to bypass one or two and someone gets hurt. (or at least, in trouble) I don't know if 5G is the answer, but I feel that if EVERY vehicle was operating as driverless it would work, and it would solve a lot of traffic problems. But I don't want to live (or drive) in a world where there is a percentage of driver and driverless vehicles
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04-24-2019, 03:40 PM | #7 |
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I guess I'm a beta tester for this functionality required by this service.
I've been using Navigate on Autopilot for a few weeks now. Its only avail on freeways (starting on the on ramp, ending as you exit). Overall it works amazingly well. I am required to keep some pressure on the wheel -- its not hands free. But the car is making all decisions about which lane to be in and moves over in time to take an exit. This morning, I was in stop-and-go traffic, and needed to get over one lane to exit -- and that lane was solid cars. It slowed down in my lane (with nobody ahead of me), signaled, and found its way into the first gap it found...
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04-24-2019, 04:38 PM | #8 |
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Next year, um, sure...
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04-24-2019, 05:29 PM | #9 | |
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