• maynarkh@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      Shouldn’t Teslas be easier to use with all that automation? If not, what’s the point of automation?

      OTOH, I’m all for raising the requirements for getting issued a driving licence, it’s just then we have to make a way for people to make do without driving.

      • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No it makes it harder. I know that sounds crazy but it’s very true. Basically humans are very bad at paying attention to boring things. The automation gives the feeling that the computer has it and the human is not ready and aware when the computer doesn’t have it. Leading to lots of easily avoidable accidents.

        There has been some really good reporting on this over the last year or so. If you want to learn more.

        • WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          This is something Japanese train companies figured out awhile ago for train engineers. Because driving locomotives can be really repetitive, they train engineers to do hand signals and call out actions out loud even when they’re alone in the car in order to help keep the brain active and focused.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        To add another factor:

        People buy muscle cars and over accelerate because they can’t handle the power of those cars

        EVs accelerate much quicker than normal cars, Tesla’s more than normal EVs

        So if someone isn’t using the automation they’re still susceptible to the classic “overshot into or over something” situation

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          They also think because the car accelerates quickly it will also stop as quickly. Same as idiots that drive too fast in the snow.