Still, not a software issue.

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On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 2:06 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> 
wrote:

That doesn't ensure you are attentive. It only ensures you have your 
hands on the wheel. I think everyone knows the difference.

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------ Original Message ------
From: "paul dove" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>; "Peri 
Hartman" <[email protected]>
Sent: 08-Feb-22 12:00:55
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Request Tesla crash data

>When Autosteer is in use, it measures the amount of torque that you 
>apply to the steering wheel and, if insufficient torque is applied, an 
>escalating series of audible and visual alerts again reminds you to 
>place your hands on the wheel. This helps ensure you are attentive and 
>trains good driving habits. If you repeatedly ignore these warnings, 
>then you will be locked out from using Autopilot for the duration of 
>that trip.
>
>FSD has other features that use autopilot such as navigate but it still 
>has the above functions.
>
>https://www.tesla.com/support/autopilot
>
>
>
>On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 09:08:07 AM CST, Peri Hartman via EV 
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>Technically, you're right, Paul. That is the primary point I made a
>while back and then asked the question: how long would it take for you
>to respond if the FSD drops out ? Someone mentioned that, at least, if
>gives an audible warning, so I'm assuming that "dropping out" is easy 
>to
>notice. But someone else pointed out that if nothing goes wrong for a
>long time, it's hard or impossible to keep a high level of alertness. 
>In
>other words, you need stimulation to keep alert.
>
>So, even if Tesla says you must be instantly ready to regain control, 
>is
>that a realistic position ? I think I have solidly convinced myself 
>that
>it is not realistic. Tesla absolutely must modify FSD in some way to
>ensure the driver is alert. I'm not sure how that might work, but here
>are a few simple (and possibly stupid) ideas.
>
>- vibrate the steering wheel from time to time
>- intentionally veer out of the lane from time to time (only while 
>safe)
>- intentionally have FSD drop out from time to time and require a 
>simple
>action to reengage
>- show a blank screen on the console (maybe this would be more
>distracting than helpful)
>
>-------------
>
>Another point I want to bring up. There's been discussion about having
>redundant systems. While that's a good idea, I don't think it addresses
>the problem at hand. FSD didn't mechanically or electrically fail. The
>software failed. Having software that goes into "I give up" mode is not
>acceptable.
>
>The software needs to try to make the best decision it can. Always. If
>they have redundant systems and one system "gives up," even with
>software trained by different data and produced by different 
>development
>teams, you don't really have good redundancy. If both try rather than
>give up, then, at least, you have two solutions at every moment to
>compare.
>
>Peri
>
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>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "paul dove via EV" <[email protected]>
>To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
>Cc: "paul dove" <[email protected]>
>Sent: 08-Feb-22 05:10:41
>Subject: Re: [EVDL] Request Tesla crash data
>
> >When and where did Tesla say you can let the car drive and play with 
>your radio?
> >They say stay alert and keep your hands on the wheel. Sorry it is 
>still people who don’t obey that is the issue here.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 5:22 AM, Peter Eckhoff via EV 
><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >All these stories remind me of the one where there was a road with a
> >sharp left turn.  One foggy night, some kid ran the yellow line at the
> >apex of the "L" straight up the proverbial oak tree.  In the morning,
> >he came back and found he got a car.  Someone was following the yellow
> >line right up and into that tree.
> >
> >That story has me thinking that Tesla, Waymo, etc. are needing to pass
> >a Pankster Obstacle Situation (POS) test in order to be certified as
> >anywhere near Level 5.
> >
> >At a T-intersection, Tesla missed a Stop sign??  Why did it not
> >recognize that it was at a Stop signable intersection and come to a
> >complete (okay "the coast is clear" rolling) stop?  What would happen
> >if a drunk took out the sign the day before and it had not been
> >replaced?  What happens if a kid places a garbage bag over the stop
> >sign in an impromptu POS test?
> >
> >In an interview between Sandy Munro and Elon Musk, Musk was saying
> >that road line painting was not standardized and Tesla was having a
> >hard time navigating through road construction areas.  Here you have
> >an area where people are working and are expecting to go home at
> >shift's end instead of to a hospital or morgue.  Okayyy, Tesla is
> >working on it.
> >
> >Last night, I put my Tesla Model Y into Autopilot a little before a
> >construction area.  It was a slow drizzle/rainy night.  Autopilot lost
> >it and I had to take control.  I'm grateful that no one was beside me
> >and it didn't go the other direction and into a Jersey Barrier.
> >Autopilot had grabbed the "wrong lines"?
> >
> >The more questions I ask of FSD and its kin, the more I am convinced
> >that the sensors should be beefing up the driver's skills and alerting
> >them to possible bad situations instead of trying to play God with
> >your safety and mine.
> >
> >I think we have to ask questions of any FSD system.  FSD is not an
> >airliner being able to fly autonomously between point A and B in a
> >well controlled airspace or SpaceX nailing a landing on a barge
> >somewhere out in the middle of the Atlantic.  We are dealing with
> >situations where people, cars, and environmental factors interact in a
> >myriad of ways every second of the day.  You don't have a kid kicking
> >a ball out onto a runaway or a commuter/pedestrian with "get
> >home-itis" in the middle of the Atlantic.  When was the last time a
> >deer crossed the path of a SpaceX rocket?
> >
> >I think it is past time to rethink about obtaining Level 5 and
> >concentrate on beefing up driver awareness of potential problems and
> >letting the computer between our ears try and handle these situations.
> >We are far better in reading the intentions of other drivers and
> >pedestrians than any FSD package that may have a problem recognizing
> >and then displaying the silhouette of a pedestrian.
> >
> >Peter Eckhoff
> >
> >PS  I love my Model Y and I am not going to sell it.  She's like a
> >beloved girl friend with a few bad habits.
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