These self drive systems are very cool but definitely not ready for prime time yet - and, as has been said many times before, Tesla’s is just too good. It’s so good that it fools the driver into thinking that it can do everything (which it can’t, not even close)
The current best systems, in my view, are those which make a donkeys breakfast of providing a smooth and comfortable ride. They weave and jerk and so discomfit the occupants that the driver has to actively take control. All they do is keep an eye on the situation so that if the driver misses something - a person stepping into the road, for example, or sudden braking by another vehicle - they can rescue the situation and avoid an incident. That’s the best we can do currently.
Sadly, in the case of the ‘too good’ system, where the driver is effectively the backup for the car, the driver is unlikely to be paying attention if disaster strikes and, even if they have got their eyes on the road and aren’t playing with the cars games and Easter eggs, their reaction time is likely to be limited.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
