What could possibly go wrong....

Technology in driving is becoming more dominant...
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What could possibly go wrong....

Postby jont- » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:23 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/15 ... t_rollout/
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/tesla-self ... date-live/

So Tesla can push major functionality updates out OTA, and yet describe the autopilot as "Beta" :shock:

“We tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case, to exercise caution in the beginning,” Elon Musk said today at an press event. “Over time, long term, you won’t have to keep your hands on the wheel—we explicitly describe this as beta.”

And when some hacker uses the same mechanism to push something out...?
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby akirk » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:40 pm

jont- wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/15/tesla_autopilot_rollout/
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/tesla-self ... date-live/

So Tesla can push major functionality updates out OTA, and yet describe the autopilot as "Beta" :shock:

“We tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case, to exercise caution in the beginning,” Elon Musk said today at an press event. “Over time, long term, you won’t have to keep your hands on the wheel—we explicitly describe this as beta.”

And when some hacker uses the same mechanism to push something out...?


And having seen exactly that happen recently in a test with a jeep where hackers took control remotely and drove it off the road into a ditch - it is extremely likely...

but not to worry - your car shouldn't have that issue :D

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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby jont- » Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:33 pm

Not the best of starts....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34603364
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby Adamxck » Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:45 pm

I have visions that one day every car fitted with autonomous drive in a given model, say a 3 series, will inexplicably accelerate and turn left at the same time causing havoc everywhere. Probably due to some 14 year old hacker sat in his bedroom with nothing better to do. Or a terrorist organisation with something to prove.
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby Keithrm » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:33 am

V2V and V2I very much on the way and will encourage all this self drive stuff... :shock:
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby Horse » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:13 am

Will the autonomous driver of a BMW use its indicators, or will it replicate typical BMW drivers? :)
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby Revian » Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:14 pm

Horse wrote:Will the autonomous driver of a BMW use its indicators, or will it replicate typical BMW drivers? :)

Oi! 8-)
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby chriskay » Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:55 pm

Revian wrote:
Horse wrote:Will the autonomous driver of a BMW use its indicators, or will it replicate typical BMW drivers? :)

Oi! 8-)


Well, we'll just assume you're atypical. ;)
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Re: What could possibly go wrong....

Postby Revian » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:56 pm

Humble thanks.... :D
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