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defap | 6 years ago

I believe it's controlled by a sort of dead man's switch, i.e. you must continuously hold down a button for the car to move.

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ncr100|6 years ago

Literally - you stop holding it until after you are dead.

There must be additional safety features in the software to avoid collision with obstacles? Sonar sensors?

stetrain|6 years ago

Yes, the 'hold the button' is a final liability layer on top of all of the onboard collision avoidance.

andrewmunsell|6 years ago

The newest version of Summon uses the cameras and I'm guessing the ultrasonic/radar to actually avoid obstacles, but is controlled by the app (you have to be holding the button down in the app)

bobsil1|6 years ago

Er, the entire autopilot sensor and NN stack…