Petar, a fellow road fan, helps us indulge in a highly unscientific experiment: Sending a Tesla Model 3 (loaded with “Full Self Driving” tech) down California’s crookedest street!
Sources cited:
“Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability,” Tesla company statement. Retrieved 18 Oct. 2022. https://www.tesla.com/support/autopilot
“SAE Levels of Driving Automation™ Refined for Clarity and International Audience,” SAE International. Posted 3 May 2021. https://www.sae.org/blog/sae-j3016-update
“Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles,” SAE International. Posted 30 Apr. 2021. https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3016_202104/
“What’s in a (Car Safety System) Name?”, Consumer Reports. Posted 29 Nov. 2018. https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/whats-in-a-car-safety-system-name/
“Despite warnings, many people treat partially automated vehicles as self-driving,” IIHS/HLDI. Posted 11 Oct. 2022. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/despite-warnings-many-people-treat-partially-automated-vehicles-as-self-driving
“Disturbing video shows driver apparently asleep in moving Tesla on highway,” CBS News. Updated 10 Sep. 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-driver-asleep-at-the-wheel-disturbing-video-shows-driver-apparently-asleep-in-moving-tesla-on-highway/
“Video appears to show Tesla driver asleep at the wheel on I-5 in Santa Clarita,” KABC Los Angeles. Posted 23 Aug. 2019. https://abc7.com/tesla-driver-asleep-guy-in-man-navigate-on-autopilot/5488646/
“California Highway Patrol arrests man seen riding in back seat of Tesla with no driver,” NBC News. Updated 13 May 2021. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-highway-patrol-searching-man-seen-riding-back-seat-tesla-n1266944
“Man arrested for riding in back of driverless Tesla on autopilot gets out of jail,” KTVU Oakland. Updated 12 May 2021. https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-arrested-for-riding-in-back-of-driverless-tesla-on-autopilot-gets-out-of-jail
Amusing:
GM Canada’s version of the “Super Cruise” ad keeps actors’ hands firmly on the steering wheel. Accessed 19 Oct. 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a42z43apFY