What could go wrong? Audi 'Traffic Jam Pilot' lets drivers kick back, watch TV
43Here’s a story that sounds like a tech accident waiting to happen. We’ve all heard of Tesla Autopilot feature that will essentially drive your car for you under certain circumstances. Now, it looks like German automaker Audi is taking things a step further with a feature called “traffic jam pilot.” There’s a good band name, right there! Anyway, car enthusiast site Jalopnik reports the feature will essentially do the driving for you up to 37mph.
They say Audi’s promotional pitch of the feature includes suggesting drivers can essentially let the car take over all driving duties under certain circumstances – such as, say, a traffic jam – and drivers can kick back and catch up on Archer episodes on the front infotainment screen. Once the traffic clears up and the car can go faster than 37 miles an hour, the driver will have to hit pause and resume driving.
Audi plans to start rolling out aspects of the autonomous tech next year, but full implementation will come in phases as both car tech and other factors come into play. Story: http://jalopnik.com/the-new-semi-autonomous-audi-a8-will-let-drivers-watch-1796806529
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