'Autopilot driver' who sat in passenger seat is banned for 18 months

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SueEllen replied

30 April 2018, 07:48
Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post

How do the auto parking capabilities work out in client car parks?

Not tried it yet. I keep forgetting I have that feature on my car and parking.
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Zigenare replied

30 April 2018, 07:33
Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post

How do the auto parking capabilities work out in client car parks?

The auto parking facility on my car has not been used in the past 2 years. If I hit anything when parking it's going to be because I messed up, not because of some crap programming!
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Win replied

29 April 2018, 20:36
Originally posted by BR14 View Post

Is that the same guy who did the TSB migration?

More likely your therapist .. get back in your cuckoo's nest.
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scooterscot replied

29 April 2018, 09:42
Originally posted by Darren_Test View Post

Even if cars are ready for auto pilot driving it will take years to get the road ready for it...

Road need to have proper markings..side road speed limits need to be away from main roads as cars in main road now reads side road speed limits..

2018 and UK roads still have potholes the size of Arizona crater. I'd not hold out for those road markings until 2050. It'll take at least two parliaments just to discuss the colour of paint.
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northernladyuk replied

29 April 2018, 08:57
Originally posted by Darren_Test View Post

Even if cars are ready for auto pilot driving it will take years to get the road ready for it...

Road need to have proper markings..side road speed limits need to be away from main roads as cars in main road now reads side road speed limits..

How do the auto parking capabilities work out in client car parks?
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Darren_Test replied

29 April 2018, 00:34
Even if cars are ready for auto pilot driving it will take years to get the road ready for it...

Road need to have proper markings..side road speed limits need to be away from main roads as cars in main road now reads side road speed limits..
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Snarf replied

28 April 2018, 22:58
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Can the car still drive him from A to B during the ban??

Auto pilot isnt advanced enough to do that now so I dont see how.
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northernladyuk replied

28 April 2018, 20:47
Originally posted by woohoo View Post

Bit worrying that he is also a pilot.

It's tricky eating a bowl of spaghetti with the steering wheel in the way.
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woohoo replied

28 April 2018, 20:44
Bit worrying that he is also a pilot.
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BR14 replied

28 April 2018, 18:26
Is that the same guy who did the TSB migration?
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greenlake replied

28 April 2018, 18:20
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

'Autopilot driver' who sat in passenger seat is banned for 18 months

Perhaps he should ask the court for permission to use his car only on pavements....
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SueEllen replied

28 April 2018, 17:45
When you have any self-driving modes in your car legally you must be able to take over operation of them if there is an emergency e.g. they fail, someone runs out into the road. This is in the car manufacturers handbook, a requirement of your insurance and the law.
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scooterscot started a topic 'Autopilot driver' who sat in passenger seat is banned for 18 months

28 April 2018, 17:27
'Autopilot driver' who sat in passenger seat is banned for 18 months

Technically he wasn't driving in the first place, so how can be the banned from something he wasn't doing? Can the car still drive him from A to B during the ban??

A driver who was filmed sitting in the passenger seat of his car after putting the vehicle into autopilot mode has been banned from driving for 18 months.

Bhavesh Patel, 39, was spotted leaning back with his hands behind his head beside an empty driver’s seat as his Tesla s60 supercar cruised at about 40mph along the M1 motorway near Hemel Hempstead last year.

The driver, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving after admitting he switched seats when he turned on the car’s autopilot mode, leaving the car’s brakes and steering wheel unmanned.

source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-for-18-months
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