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Title: Technology gone wild
Post by: canuguzzi on May 12, 2016, 08:30:53 PM

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=39727592&nid=148

In the news, a Tesla self parked itself into and partly under a flatbed trailer. Reports are the owner was not in the car, having parked and exited when the Tesla decided it could to a better job.

It did. It made enough room for someone else to park behind it.

Supposedly, Tesla's have collision avoidance technology. Too bad that doesn't know about the self parking feature.

When you read about these things it is a reminder not to park your motorcycle in from of or behind a car with self park.

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: fotoguzzi on May 12, 2016, 09:17:06 PM

Thx 4 posting, I have friends who will be interested in that..

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on May 13, 2016, 08:50:19 AM

How does one determine if a car has "self park"?

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: jbhotchkiss on May 13, 2016, 11:50:05 AM

So the self-park SUMMON "feature" parked it into the ass-end of a trailer?  Hmmm........

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: Penderic on May 13, 2016, 12:11:44 PM

Sounds useful.

To the park in style!

Woof Woof bark activation app included. Now you can send your pampered pooch to the park by himself and the car will wait for him to do his business before returning.

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Licence? I dont need no stinking licence! :thumb:

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: rocker59 on May 13, 2016, 12:20:14 PM

Quote from: jbhotchkiss on May 13, 2016, 11:50:05 AM

So the self-park SUMMON "feature" parked it into the ass-end of a trailer?  Hmmm........

It's in "Beta Testing", so I'll bet another sensor that's aimed a little higher will be on the upgrade punch list!  LOL!

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: canuguzzi on May 13, 2016, 12:26:57 PM

Quote from: Antietam Classic Cycle on May 13, 2016, 08:50:19 AM

How does one determine if a car has "self park"?

Judging by the way so many people park, seems they all have self parking features.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: Mark West on May 13, 2016, 03:19:05 PM

Something doesn't sound right with this story. My boss has a Tesla with the latest self driving/parking s/w. Currently the only parking it does is in reverse in between two cars that are parked parallel to each other.

Not sure about the summons feature. I haven't seen that used yet.

Regardless, it just goes to show you that all this automation only works within the limitations of the sensors and software and you really don't know when the limits are going to be reached.

Title: Re: Technology gone wild
Post by: not-fishing on May 13, 2016, 03:44:21 PM

They just can't concentrate on making the car more efficient.  They have to resort to gimmicks that will go wrong. 

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