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Jaguar isn’t planning to introduce semi-autonomous features on its cars in the near future.
The British premium brand has the technology to launch such features in its lineup, as well as full-on autonomous vehicles, but it believes that these systems aren’t yet ripe for the market. According to the Jaguar XF’s project manager, Stephen Boulter, these technologies aren’t perfect and create a “false sense of security” for drivers. In an interview with Mashable, the Jaguar official claims that these self-driving technologies aren’t 100% dependable at the moment.
The engineer even gives an example: many adaptive cruise control systems don’t work properly in bad weather. This vulnerability could prove dangerous for customers if they rely on it for daily driving and encounter a situation where the system can’t act correctly.
If a car is driving at highway speeds and “forgets” to reduce its speed to maintain a reasonable safety distance to the vehicle in front, a collision could occur if the driver is used to counting on that particular system.
The Jaguar engineer states that the company he works for already has the technology to launch a system just like Tesla’s AutoPilot. “All you need to do this is electric power steering - you don’t need an EV,” Boulter explains. As Mashable notes, his statement is correct, as other premium brands have already proved.
Jaguar’s concerns regarding self-driving cars and the technology behind them have also been raised by videos uploaded to YouTube and several other social media outlets. Those particular clips show drivers counting on the system to be 100% reliable and ending up being distracted while in the driver’s seat.
The Jaguar engineer described that the drivers in question did “crazy things” behind the wheel while AutoPilot was on. Boulder claims that it was “very irresponsible” of Tesla to implement the AutoPilot system without serious restrictions.
As the official points out, in case something goes wrong, the driver of the semi-autonomous car might be unable to respond adequately. We might add that individual drivers might be in the same situation if they rely upon autonomous braking systems while they’re texting or using their smartphones.
Jaguar isn’t the only manufacturer whose officials consider semi-autonomous cars dangerous to the public at the current stage of technology. Volvo’s officials, for instance, have claimed they prefer full-on autonomous cars instead of these systems and are working on developing these instead.
Currently, autonomous driving vehicles are being tested around the world by several manufacturers. They all have drivers on board who are ready to respond to a potentially dangerous situation. Obviously, all carmakers want to avoid an accident with an autonomous vehicle while the car drives itself because such a mishap could severely damage the customer’s faith in this future technology.
The engineer even gives an example: many adaptive cruise control systems don’t work properly in bad weather. This vulnerability could prove dangerous for customers if they rely on it for daily driving and encounter a situation where the system can’t act correctly.
If a car is driving at highway speeds and “forgets” to reduce its speed to maintain a reasonable safety distance to the vehicle in front, a collision could occur if the driver is used to counting on that particular system.
The Jaguar engineer states that the company he works for already has the technology to launch a system just like Tesla’s AutoPilot. “All you need to do this is electric power steering - you don’t need an EV,” Boulter explains. As Mashable notes, his statement is correct, as other premium brands have already proved.
Jaguar’s concerns regarding self-driving cars and the technology behind them have also been raised by videos uploaded to YouTube and several other social media outlets. Those particular clips show drivers counting on the system to be 100% reliable and ending up being distracted while in the driver’s seat.
The Jaguar engineer described that the drivers in question did “crazy things” behind the wheel while AutoPilot was on. Boulder claims that it was “very irresponsible” of Tesla to implement the AutoPilot system without serious restrictions.
As the official points out, in case something goes wrong, the driver of the semi-autonomous car might be unable to respond adequately. We might add that individual drivers might be in the same situation if they rely upon autonomous braking systems while they’re texting or using their smartphones.
Jaguar isn’t the only manufacturer whose officials consider semi-autonomous cars dangerous to the public at the current stage of technology. Volvo’s officials, for instance, have claimed they prefer full-on autonomous cars instead of these systems and are working on developing these instead.
Currently, autonomous driving vehicles are being tested around the world by several manufacturers. They all have drivers on board who are ready to respond to a potentially dangerous situation. Obviously, all carmakers want to avoid an accident with an autonomous vehicle while the car drives itself because such a mishap could severely damage the customer’s faith in this future technology.
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