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Please provide year make and model of fsd vehicle as well as name of this vehicle

 

I wanted electric car that I can use to pull trailers and drive on my private race course. I will be regularly doing triple digit speeds with it on a closed race course not public roadways. I don't want this to interrupt my ability to use full self-driving when I put it on public roads later on. What car do you guys recommend I get

 

Why leave out the other side from the quote?
"Cruise disputes the fire department’s claims and offers a different account of what happened. The vehicles encountered the emergency scene, the company said in a statement, and one left the area when a stoplight turned green while the other stopped “to yield to first responders” who were directing traffic. During the entire period the vehicle was stopped, traffic was “unblocked and flowing” to the right of the robotaxi.

“The ambulance behind the AV had a clear path to pass the AV as other vehicles, including another ambulance, proceeded to do. As soon as the victim was loaded into the ambulance, the ambulance left the scene immediately and was never impeded from doing so by the AV,” spokesperson Tiffany Testo said in a statement.

Video of the incident provided by Cruise and viewed by the Guardian shows three Cruise vehicles, along with other cars, near the scene as first responders are arriving. Two autonomous vehicles leave the area – one continues up the street, away from first responders, where it briefly pauses before continuing on.

A stalled Cruise vehicle remained on scene with cars – including an ambulance –passing in the lane to the right of the vehicle. The ambulance assisting the victim did not pass to the right of the vehicle and instead drove on its left side."

As for LIDAR, its use or not likely had no bearing in this case.

 

What happens to a Tesla when the "cell phone network" is overloaded because it drives near a game or concert where everyone inside is using bandwidth to stream the event live (instead of enjoying the in person experience)? A Ford? Bolt? etc.

 

Pretty sure it depends on whether the navigation system s using the network for maps vs. having a map saved onboard.

 

is the question inferring Musk's satellite system isn't used? IDK. In any event, WE pay a premium so that we are the last in line to get slowed down, band width wise. IOW, they have different processes to insure reliability ... whether or not they're used? IDK.
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Is this true?
I've been in my Model 3 a few times- where there was zero cell service. For example in Sequoia NAtl Park and Glacier Natl Park. Trying to use a voice command to enter a navigation location -- complete fail. Trying to manually enter a destination -- total fail.

Mike

 

I wonder if all those Teslas would have driven into ambulances if they had lidar?

I think not!

 

Lidar is a very good sensor for detection. It just costs more than cameras and radar. Though it is getting cheaper.

I doubt Cruise is using lidar only. It is tricky relying on a single sensor input for ADAS, let alone Level 5 autonomous. Subaru managed to make it work with just cameras, but the latest Eyesight out in Japan now includes radar in the forward arc. Tesla tried going camera only, but went back to radar also in a year or so.

If a car does something unexpected or unintended, it is likely a software issue. A faulty sensor can give bad data, but the system should ignore it, and use the other sensors.

 

Yeah, I dont get the obsession with LIDAR here. Its very important but just one of many systems. There must be backup systems and redundancy plans for any failure. In the current state I would assume they are set to "super careful" and might stop even during smaller "inconsistencies" or "issues" - this might change in the future.
Some competitors were too eager and now they are gone (basically just cruise/waymo left in the states). A lot for business reasons as well as there it just costs too much wihout much benefit when e.g. providing a ride service.

Of course Tesla doesnt have this issue as the driver is 100% liable - nothing self driving here. The driver is still the one in the drivers seat by any legal means.

 

Having worked with numerous pc Control systems on roller coasters that have multiple redundancies - where the journey is extremely over monitored & will vary very very little - you would think nothing can go wrong . yet every once in awhile bam. Out in the real world where there are infinite variabilities? Yeah go ahead and depend on lidar & see what that gets you.
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This is from before Google changed the name.
6 things I learned from riding in a Google Self-Driving Car - The Oatmeal
"In the early versions they tested on closed courses, the vehicles were programmed to be highly aggressive. Apparently during these aggression tests, which involved obstacle courses full of traffic cones and inflatable crash-test objects, there were a lot of screeching brakes and roaring engines and terrified interns."
The version on the public road of that test drive was set to "nervous student driver". Cruise is likely taking the cautious approach of having cars facing an issue just stopping, because a moving car can cause a lot of damage to people and property.

Who says Cruise is just depending on lidar? Bob?
"The Cruise AV uses Lidar, radar, and camera sensors; according to Cruise, 40% of its hardware is unique to self-driving.[41]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_(autonomous_vehicle)#Cruise_AV

Eyesight works with just one sensor type, but it is just Level 2, and will shut all the ADAS, including the radar based rear and side systems, off when the windshield gets too misty. Going beyond Level 2 will likely need the use of more than one sensor type. As each has limitations, that the others can cover. Lidar has great performance, but costs more. That is changing though. Toyota will be using it in some models and markets. They still likely won't just use it.
Future Toyota Cars to be Powerd by RoboSense LiDAR for Safer Self-Driving | Business Wire