[Guide]: A few days ago, Musk said that Autopilot will be upgraded to fully automatic driving. The outside world is in an uproar. The car accidents in recent months have more or less relationship with Autopilot. Semi-automatic driving is not good, fully automatic driving is Difficult to convince the public.
Two months later, the new version of Autopilot will be provided with the "full-automatic driving" function, this time we can trust Silicon Valley Iron Man? Will the upgraded Autopilot lead the driver to Huangquan Road again?
Elon Musk draws "Bread"To be honest, Autopilot is still very easy to use. This ADAS system provides advanced functions such as lane keeping and adaptive cruise, which greatly improves the driving experience of the vehicle. However, all of this has a premise, that is, the driver should not "kill".
The Autopilot system contains 8 cameras, ultrasonic sensors, radar and a powerful on-board computer. Of course, this system also has a warning system, which is used to remind drivers who carelessly drive well. It only costs tens of thousands of yuan to choose this system.
Someone will definitely say that it will cost tens of thousands of yuan to add an ACC and driveway maintenance? Of course it's not that simple. Autopilot also supports "Autosteer", "Intelligent Summoning" and "Automatic Change Line" and other functions, which are very good in terms of grade and practicality.
However, after several accidents, Tesla began to emphasize that Autopilot is not an automatic driving system, at least for now it is not enough.
Although it is only a driving assistance function, Musk's aura still sucks a lot of powder to Autopilot. Tesla's spare no effort to promote Autopilot has become an essential kit for every Tesla owner.
When Waymo was still accumulating driving mileage at the test site (2016), Musk declared that "all Teslas equipped with the Autopilot system will receive a fully automated driving upgrade package soon. This cool feature will become a special feature. Standard for Sila electric vehicles. "
However, the dreams of many Tesla owners were broken on March 23 this year. A Model X with Autopilot turned on the barrier, the front was torn, and the owner was unfortunately killed.
After the incident, vehicle experts began to question the function of Autopilot. Whether this system did its own thing or not, let ’s not mention it. Whether there is any ambiguity in Tesla ’s so-called “assist driving†function has caused a big discussion, even Some experts pointed out that this system is already operating in the gray area of ​​the law.
Self-driving cars are indeed on the road, but are manufacturers pushing too hard to promote them? Can their technology really stand the test of reality?
Autopilot's name is ambiguousFrom the beginning, the name Autopilot has been controversial. Soon after it was officially launched in October 2015, three bold drivers drove Tesla across the United States.
These three vehicles took only 57 hours and 48 minutes to complete the east-west coast crossing, with an average speed of 52 miles per hour (about 84 kilometers per hour). "During the whole process, we drove to 90 mph in automatic driving mode three or four times (approximately 145 km / h), and played" The Big Spike. "Alex Roy is the third person to cross the United States One of the drivers. "However, if I don't concentrate on the whole process, I'm afraid this car will have to rush down the highway and kill me," he said.
At the time, a Tesla spokesperson felt that the Grand Crossing was a free advertisement for Autopilot. When Autopilot was mentioned, it would be described as "quite cool", and Musk congratulated the three bold owners on Twitter.
* How Autopilot works
Although it has been repeatedly emphasized that the driver must hold the steering wheel at all times, the rather mysterious name Autopilot conceals the essence that it only meets the Level 2 (SAE automatic driving classification standard, partial automatic driving) level standard.
Of course, Tesla ’s promotion of its own driver assistance systems is not wrong, but they are a little “inappropriate†in their naming. Nissan has also been criticized by public opinion as much as Tesla, and critics believe that “names like Autopilot and ProPilot (Nissan ’s ADAS system) are misleading because they will allow users to overestimate the ability of the system.†Thatcham Research research Supervisor Matthew Avery said.
"The vehicles on the market today are all Level 2." Paul Jennings, a professor at Warwick University, explained. "It needs the support of drivers, but drivers generally overestimate the capabilities of the system." The news of various Tesla drivers using Autopilot to "make a big death" to play autonomous driving also verified the experts' speculation.
Autopilot Drop Altar
Although Tesla often emphasizes that Autopilot can prevent car accidents, the frequent accidents in recent months have still hit Musk's face firmly.
In addition to the fatal car accident on March 23, two Tesla electric vehicles came in "intimate contact" with the fire trucks parked on the roadside. Before this, there were drivers who lost their lives because they trusted Autopilot too much.
Tesla, who has seen trouble with Autopilot, is now responding fairly quickly. Once an accident occurs, it will blame the driver who does not support the steering wheel. A pair of "I have warned you, you do n’t listen to me. What to do "attitude.
A week after the fatal accident, a Tesla spokesperson played an analogy again. He said that "a fatal accident occurs every 320 million miles in a vehicle equipped with Autopilot hardware, which is much safer than a human driver." The implication is, No one is thinking about Tesla's good, everyone will only chase after the accident.
The accident also triggered a scolding battle between Musk and the media. He believed that the media would only report grievances but not gratification. In the investigation, Tesla also committed evil with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
However, in the preliminary investigation report released not long ago, some details released by the NTSB attracted more doubts about Autopilot.
Before the accident, Tesla's "anti-car accident" system did not intervene at all. It even driven the vehicle to a sharp acceleration before the collision. Although the roadblock that was in disrepair was a major cause of the tearing of the vehicle, why did the Model X not evade the roadblock but hit it with one end?
Continue to advance at full speed?
Experts are divided into two groups on how to apply these so-called "auxiliary" safety functions.
Although Tesla has repeatedly emphasized that Autopilot improves vehicle safety, some people think that it also brings unpredictable challenges.
Not long ago, experts from Thatcham Research and the British Insurance Association released a report. They believed that a semi-autonomous driving system like Autopilot gave the driver the illusion of being very safe. In addition, when the system is turned on, the driver's reaction time will be greatly lengthened once a danger occurs.
Ronny Cohen, CEO of autopilot software startup Vaya Vision, pointed out that Tesla "makes drivers feel that their cars have actually reached Level 3, but Autopilot is still only Level 2."
He is also worried about whether Tesla's cars can be fully automated. After all, Musk has denied the key solution of lidar many times. He believes that lower-cost radars and cameras can handle this difficult task. "Tesla and Elon Musk are unwilling to use lidar, but in my personal opinion, optical radar and cameras are not enough." Cohen said.
Of course, there are also people who believe that everyone has already received the benefits of self-driving cars, such as insurance practitioners. It is reported that the insurance company Direct Line has provided a 5 percent discount to Tesla models equipped with the Autopilot system.
A Tesla spokesperson said, "Tesla knows very well that Autopilot is not a perfect accident shield, and all drivers must accept our publicity before using Autopilot: 'Autopilot is designed for highways. And there must be clear markings and a central barrier on the road. "
However, the Tesla UK official website still hangs the video of the driver playing Autoslot after starting Autopilot. The background sound at the beginning of the video said solemnly, "The driver is sitting here just to comply with the legal provisions."
Questions from various parties did not make Musk flinch. Not long ago, he directly announced that in the upgrade of Autopilot 9.0 in August this year, Tesla will bring "automatic driving functions" to car owners.
As for the "quality" of this system, I am afraid it will not be clear until August.
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