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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
Let's be honest. Autopilot is always going to put people to sleep.
Like one comment from a Teslaphile on another forum. "I fell a sleep and the car pulled over, saving my life."
No autopilot put you to sleep endangering everyone's life.
Anyone ever fallen asleep on a motorbike? Didn't think so.
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Autopilot doesn't put real pilots to sleep, and flying is way more boring than driving.
Sure, disengaging the mind contributes to sleepiness, but autopilot isn't injecting sleeping gas into the cabin. I managed to make it through my dreadfully boring work day. There are plenty of people who utilize Tesla's autopilot and don't fall asleep, and it has to do with knowing your limits.
The ultimate goal is to create a safe enough autonomous system that someone could fall asleep and expect to arrive at the destination safely. I don't believe we'll see that until cars begin communicating their intentions to the surrounding vehicles, and sending alerts to possible hazards.