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Testing system performance of semi-autonomous cars
http://www.motortrend.com/news/testing-semi-autonomous-cars-tesla-cadillac-hyundai-mercedes/ [motortrend.com]
Motor Trend engineering staff tests autonomous driving features and compares the time response to such events as "door slam",
It happens to all of us. You’re at highway speed, and suddenly a vehicle cuts in front of you. Closely in front of you. Dangerously in front of you. Here are the speed traces of each car’s reaction, each of them quite different. The extremes? The Hyundai Genesis decelerated languidly, its slowing building gradually. The Tesla Model S, Mercedes-Benz S65, and Cadillac CT6 slowed more abruptly, but the Model S re-accelerated more cautiously.
The S65 reacted dramatically.
The first part of the article is background, about half way down the page is the actual test process and data. Not surprisingly, it looks like every manufacturer has their own approach to tuning these systems. Hopefully this jumpstarts other independent testing of these driver assist systems.
