Tractor trailers are invisible

My backup car, 2014 BMW i3-REx has ‘magiceye’ technology and alerts on some overhead signs at night.

Yes, I am using the $3k AutoPilot. I am curious about the full function version but not $10k curious.

Bob Wilson

 

There is a light-strip that with the shadows looks like a potential lane marker on the far side. Using the lane-split steering AP would steer into the trailer.

Bob Wilson

 

I'm so used to technical talk, I was initially surprised when the moderators at Tesla Motors Club allowed a lot of personal and useless comments attacking my post sharing AP handling some micro-sleeps, a good thing. Apparently they allow attacking the messenger:

• idiot, dangerous, . . . - addressed to me
• read the manual - there is at least one or more OCD who will "interpret" the Owner's Manual

Except to tease them, I'm reluctant to share my observations. Like poking an anthill, the usual suspects swarm out of the nest. <grins>

Bob Wilson

 

Calm my friends. I've updated my signature over there:

2019 Std. Range Plus Model 3 - 134 eMPG || 2014 BMW i3-REx - 180 eMPG, 40 MPG
JuiceBox 40 Pro (240 VAC, 40 A), KHONS portable (120-240 VAC, 12-32 A)
Retired engineer, Huntsville, AL (five times AutoPilot saved.)​

Every time someone wants to bring up their opinion, I'll answer "Thanks, have you seen my signature?"

The stilly thing was the false claim that I deliberately went out to test 'micro-sleeps.' Anyone making that false claim will enjoy my wit.

I'm not in the business of trying to 'correct the Internet'. If others wish to ignore the results of an unplanned experiment . . . it is their problem. What gets me are the bald faced liars who claim they can't figure out who I am to 'turn me in' to the authorities. <GRINS>

BTW, I was in Jackson MS going to the SuperCharger station at ~1:30 AM Wednesday morning when I ran into a road block 'checking drivers licenses and insurance.' Admiring my wife's three dogs, after looking at my Alabama driver's license, he waved me on without waiting for the insurance card. He didn't have me take a 'micro-sleep' test ... dummies.

BTW, there is a new version of the Owner's Manual with:

• 
  
  
  • Created: 12/20/18, 5:24:14 PM
  • Modified: 3/18/19, 5:37:46 PM

There is no 'change log' more search find any reference to "micro-sleep." So I'm free and clear. <GRINS>

BTW, I am not impressed with a reference to the Owner's Manual that does not cite the "pp." as this is the mark of a lazy, liar, who seems to think it will intimate anyone. In the Marine Corps we called them something that also refers to a Felidae, Carnuvora, or a "p*ssy".

Bob Wilson

 

Perhaps you did not read my first post in the thread, https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/3651209/:

Basic Autopilot

In a rush, I left my electric razor and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine at home. In a world of disposables, the razor was easily fixed (Barbasol still tastes crappy) but a CPAP is not an off the shelf item. Used to treat sleep apnea, it ensures my sleep is not interrupted by short airway blockages. Then my wife spent seven days in the hospital.

Easily confused by strangers, my presence anchors her in a safer reality to avoid more aggressive restraints. But her 24 hour care requires my sleeping in that abomination called a 'reclining chair.' It has two positions, seat parallel to floor or raised ~20 degree back. There is an extendable leg lift but the 90 degree, seat-to-back angle is fixed. Reclined, it is like sleeping in a bucket with the legs and knees above the rim. To mitigate, I filled the seat-to-back hole with spare sheets, blankets, and a pillow filler so I can 'cat nap' and be available to help the staff. My wife was discharged after IV antibiotics reduced the hand swelling and pain. So I took a nap at my Mom's home, packed the car, and we were off to home in Huntsville.

'Micro sleep' is a thing that my narcoleptic wife (and late aunt) suffered. Involuntarily, the victim goes to sleep for 2-5 seconds with no warning and the most effective treatment is uninterrupted sleep. After seven days cat napping in a bucket chair and one post release nap, I was primed.

Tesla's Autopilot has dynamic cruise control and automatic emergency braking to avoid running into things. The optical and ultrasonic sensor based, lane steering keeps the car from darting into a ditch or into on-coming traffic. It was on the leg to Decatur there were at least five micro sleep events that I was aware of and Autopilot kept us safe. I stopped in Decatur for a pee, stretch, and coffee break before driving the last 20 miles home.

Micro sleeps are involuntary and detected only when the individual recognizes having woken up. When driving, it becomes either a head-on collision or single car accident. Autopilot gives them a chance to survive.

Home again, I have my CPAP sleeping aid, my wife has her dogs, and me in familiar settings. Life has returned to what passes for normal ... but it is life thanks to Tesla's Autopilot.​

At one time, I had to "ignore" your account because your posting style was so poor that it was convincing me that Tesla owners were such *ssholes. But I soon realized it was not the technology fault, but a few who would be just as rude and crude regardless of their favorite ride. Obviously, after buying my Standard Range Plus Model 3 (SR+M3), I've become more tolerant of 'Internet noise.' So let's run an experiment, an IQ test.

• Where is the term "micro sleep" found in the Tesla Owner's Manual?
• Which version are you using?

Unlike you, I've read the Owner's Manual, both versions ... several times as there is a lot of information not in them.

Today was my first on software version 16.2 after running 8.5. So far, the weaknesses of dealing with 'one lane into two' remains. Also, some of the AutoPilot steering behavior seems like a student driver. Understand I have no interest in the Navigate on AutoPilot until my car gets the next processor, ~$10k. Lessons learned under 8.5 remain valuable today.

Inspite of your postings, the SR+M3 in my hands has turned out to be the best car we've ever owned. Cross country travel is affordable and easily allows us to take my wife's three dogs. In a terrible traffic jam, AutoPilot handles the frustration of creeping, stop-and-go traffic. We got the car March 26 and already have 6,568 miles on it and plans for a grand tour of the lower 48. Energy management is similar to my 1966 VW MicroBus.

As for the unenlightened at Tesla Motors Club, let the lessons begin.

Bob Wilson

 

Amusing, some of the posters remain silent about AutoPilot safety capabilities to instead post their bile at my postings. Their stimulus triggers my response of another post about AutoPilot technology.

I wonder how long (if ever) it will take for them to get a clue?

Perhaps you remember my Prius 'out of gas' experiments that were met with a flood of personal attacks. If not a sin, some suggested running out of gas should be illegal (and claimed some EU countries have such laws.) Ultimately, it didn't matter because personal attacks bring no insights about the technology. It is a waste of their time.

Bob Wilson