Post #600779
2026-03-09 00:12 UTC
Had a Tesla come close enough to me (as a pedestrian) to trigger its emergency braking system today. Honest question: if we can have these fancy emergency braking systems, why can’t we have “just prevent the car from going 40mph into a crosswalk in a 25mph zone with stopped traffic in the other lane?”
Replies (4)
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@pervognsen@mastodon.social 2026-03-09 00:16
@steve@discuss.systems It sounds like you're asking for _woke_ self-driving.
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@helge@mastodon.social 2026-03-09 00:20
@steve@discuss.systems I’ve been wondering for quite a while when we are going to have that. Ie the car proactively disallowing you to go faster than the speed limit rather than just giving you the annoying beep.
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@cinebox@masto.hackers.town 2026-03-09 00:39
@steve@discuss.systems or prevent driving through red lights
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@nedley@pdx.social 2026-03-09 00:56
@steve@discuss.systems mah freedum