Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows

[Weatherman2020]

Who woulda thunk AUTOPILOT meant GET READY TO GRAB THE WHEEL BEFORE YOU DRIVE OFF THST CLIFF?

Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows

53% of Super Cruise and 42% of Autopilot users treat systems as autonomous.

arstechnica.com

 

[MarathonMike]

After spending a career in software engineering, I have zero confidence that those driverless car programs are ready for prime time. Just like the Covid vaccines, the general population has become the test group.