Tyre wear on EVs

[bl52krz]

Originally Posted by MSS

David,

Do you have numbers for deaths in the USA during the same period due to cars without the "autodrive" feature driving into the backs of others whilst under human driver control?

Only a comparison of the numbers would allow meaningful conclusions to be drawn.

I am not a proponent of self driving cars, but use of the "autodrive" feature as an adaptive cruise control would surely be of huge benefit to the safety of road users?

Short reply. Not interested in ‘other’ deaths.I don’t know what you drive like, but after being on the road as a car/heavy vehicle driver for over 60 years, I know that you must keep your eyes on the road ahead........ and in your mirrors, and in my case while driving heavy goods vehicle, on the camera picture in the cab of the rear of my vehicle. How anyone can suggest that any autonomous vehicle being driven on the roads, can be safely navigated by a system that works on anything but ones own sight and brain power, I fail to understand.Its a bit like the fabled autonomous braking on some vehicles, tankers for instance. My son drives one of the latest tankers carrying petrol/diesel. Lovely and comfortable, except when the idiots shoot across in front of him at the last minute from the outside lane, to get to their exit point. This leaves his lorry because of the liquid in the tank, going along like a rocking horse. Modern technology they call it.

[The Rovering Member]

Yep, driven a couple of those lowdown container tanks, loaded up with liquid sugar & without baffles so they kicked me in the back all the way up the M1 to DIRFT.

[torque2me]

Originally Posted by bl52krz

Lovely and comfortable, except when the idiots shoot across in front of him at the last minute from the outside lane, to get to their exit point. This leaves his lorry because of the liquid in the tank, going along like a rocking horse. Modern technology they call it.

Yep, seen the results when part of the 40 tonne of steel load going through the cab (non-gentle braking). Until each junction is provided with more cameras to catch the details of those loonies we will just have to "put up with it". How does one "zone out" after passing the last junction to the one you need to exit?

Answers to the head shrink mob!

Kev