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I believe it's controlled by a sort of dead man's switch, i.e. you must continuously hold down a button for the car to move.
by defap 7y ago
I believe it's controlled by a sort of dead man's switch, i.e. you must continuously hold down a button for the car to move.
- ncr100 7y agoLiterally - you stop holding it until after you are dead. There must be additional safety features in the software to avoid collision with obstacles? Sonar sensors?
- andrewmunsell 7y agoThe newest version of Summon uses the cameras and I'm guessing the ultrasonic/radar to actually avoid obstacles, but is controlled by the app (you have to be holding the button down in the app)
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoThey are one digital steering knob away from turning the whole thing into an 500 Hp RC car.
- loeg 7y agoLike the car from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), 22 years later.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoWell, there's a cross-promotion I really hope one day happens. Tesla and a 20 year old movie! Yeah!
- stetrain 7y agoYes, the 'hold the button' is a final liability layer on top of all of the onboard collision avoidance.
- bobsil1 7y agoEr, the entire autopilot sensor and NN stack…