Tesla self drive car overtaking cyclists

[united4ever]

Coming to a street near you? Didn't change lanes? Too close isn't it? Think this is some beta version car.

View: https://youtu.be/lafFWQNioEs

 

[Specialeyes]

I'd be delighted if cars all slowed down and gave me that much room!

 

[IaninSheffield]

It was a *pair* of cyclists that the car/sensors/AI detected. Wonder what its/their strategy would have been in the case of a singleton?

 

[winjim]

The cyclists did all the hard work there.

 

[mustang1]

The car moved half into the other lane; that seems ok to me.

On another note: impressive piece of software and the way the sensors pick up obstacles. I wish more software was written like that rather than the consumer crap the rest of us get.

 

[winjim]

Now do it without the cyclists singling out, and with the outside one suddenly swerving round a drain cover.


Edit: on a winding rough surfaced road, with cars parked either side, in the rain, on a single lane etc etc. Basically do it in anything other than the absolutely ideal conditions which are in that vid.

 

[screenman]

Although not self steering my car would have slowed me to the cyclist speed allowing a braking distance, until I had enough clear space in front by going wide to overtake them. Had I been allowing it to do so of course.

 

[keithmac]

I'd be delighted if cars all slowed down and gave me that much room!

Same here, it's like Whacky Races most days on my commute..

 

[Mburton1993]

Well it’s better than those motorists that just won’t overtake until the whole road’s clear and you’re 2 millimetres from the kerb and drive behind you for ages.

 

[icowden]

It was a *pair* of cyclists that the car/sensors/AI detected. Wonder what its/their strategy would have been in the case of a singleton?

Same strategy I imagine. Autopilot is programmed to be very conservative. Crashing and/or killing people is really bad PR for a car famed for it's self-driving ability.

 

[icowden]

Now do it without the cyclists singling out, and with the outside one suddenly swerving round a drain cover.
Edit: on a winding rough surfaced road, with cars parked either side, in the rain, on a single lane etc etc. Basically do it in anything other than the absolutely ideal conditions which are in that vid.

Valid points. Autopilot is mostly tested in America which isn't known for its abundance of narrow single lane roads. That said, Tesla's have night vision and all sorts of telemetry which means that its vision should be better than a humans, and decision making (as I mentioned above) tends to be conservative. You would be most likely to have irate motorists behind you honking their horns as the Tesla refuses to overtake until there is sufficient room.

 

[Notafettler]

One cyclist has been killed by self drive car, it ploughed into him. Although it was an uber car

 

[mjr]

The car moved half into the other lane; that seems ok to me.

If it has to wait for the other lane to be clear, it could and should move completely into the other lane. Passing in lane is wrong on all but the very widest.

 

[gzoom]

For all those people who think cyclist some how deserve more rights on the road this video of a Tesla going through a busy street should bring people down to reality. Watch from about 3.30, cyclist running red lights, weaving through busy pedestrian crossing, a scooter rider trying to tailgate a bus....Essentially before cyclist get high and mighty about how cars should pass them, cyclist should learn to follow the rules of the road.

View: https://youtu.be/bTM-oZJdGZo

 

[mjr]

Essentially before cyclist get high and mighty about how cars should pass them, cyclist should learn to follow the rules of the road.

I am not them. I cannot make them behave. I have been part of campaigns for more cyclist training and more traffic policing for many years. I do not deserve to have my life put in danger because some other cyclists break rules (some of which are unjustified bull shoot as I am sure you know) or even the law.

Why do you not hold motorists to this rule? No more toys for drivers until they all stop breaking laws.