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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
Tesla is running a deep discount on the "Full Self Drive (FSD)" subscription right now, so I got it for a month just to try it out. I've completely turned it off after a couple of days:
- It tried to drive me through red lights a couple of times, because apparently, it has no concept of "green arrow" and assumes anything greenish-looking means green in all directions.
- I can sense the frustration from other drivers, because the FSD is stupidly indecisive at intersections with all-direction stop signs -- it waits for too long, and then tries to go when the other driver has given up waiting on me.
- When it auto-changes lanes to pass a slower vehicle, it just stays in the left lane and only moves right when something comes up behind at higher speed -- and at that point the other driver is already changing lanes to pass me on the right because I'm clearly stupid.
- And overall, it's like permanently having a grossly incompetent driver's ed graduate drive you around.
Don't bother. It will make everyone angry and then try to kill you.
- It tried to drive me through red lights a couple of times, because apparently, it has no concept of "green arrow" and assumes anything greenish-looking means green in all directions.
- I can sense the frustration from other drivers, because the FSD is stupidly indecisive at intersections with all-direction stop signs -- it waits for too long, and then tries to go when the other driver has given up waiting on me.
- When it auto-changes lanes to pass a slower vehicle, it just stays in the left lane and only moves right when something comes up behind at higher speed -- and at that point the other driver is already changing lanes to pass me on the right because I'm clearly stupid.
- And overall, it's like permanently having a grossly incompetent driver's ed graduate drive you around.
Don't bother. It will make everyone angry and then try to kill you.
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
@monsieuricon Full Self Drive = when you are driving the car yourself mate ;)
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HAMMER SMASHED SIR 🇺🇦
lkundrak@metalhead.club@monsieuricon that's pretty impressive given it probably is a perl script
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
@monsieuricon oh that's when I drive too! Sadly have no product I can blame this on
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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
@ljs I believe it's the default mode of all drivers (except me, of course, I'm the only excellent driver on the road).
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
@monsieuricon not excellent, as you drive on the wrong side of the road which is the right side of the road
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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
@ljs You may be right! I'll try driving on the left side for a day and let you know if there's any marked improvement.
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CurtAdams
CurtAdams@urbanists.social@monsieuricon My husband is a FSD fanboy. Once we drove to a dinner party and it made 5 serious mistakes on the way, including missing a turn lane and then stopping in a thru lane to get in (which would never happen; it's always backed up). Then seconds later it slammed on the brakes for no reason.
At the party my husband said "Oh it's great! Almost never makes mistakes!"
It's OK on the freeway but otherwise - just say no.
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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
@CurtAdams We need to normalize that it's okay to be excited about the promise of a technology, but at the same time recognize that it is not safe for general use. That's going to be my general advise to anyone -- it's something to watch, but as of right now, using FSD creates dangerous situations on the roads and can result in fatalities, so should be only used in controlled environments.
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