LIDAR - Safest car on the road potential?

[RL8]

Maybe this is a stupid question given Lucid is trying to figure how to stop a window from malfunctioning, but why isn’t Lucid using one of its greatest assets (LIDAR) to create a competitive advantage (safety)?

With LIDAR, it should be able to build a full suite of safety features including a screen that’s always on showing all cars and objects on the road (including animals), like Tesla. They could potentially build predictive insights (me thinking out loud).

Why haven’t they fully tapped into this potential to make the Gravity the safest car on the road? For a family-inspired vehicle that’s a huge selling point being left on the table, IMO.

 

[TahoeMichael]

I would hope that part of the plan for the HUD AR is a display that highlights all the cars, cyclists, pedestrians, and animals that are around. I love watching the display on the Waymo that shows this when I'm taking a ride in one, but I wouldn't want to have to look down at a screen when driving to see this information. It could be dangerously distracting. If visualized in the HUD, I could imagine the system even highlighting particular actors around the car that were evaluated to be higher risk for whatever reason.

 

[socktucker]

I’m sure they’re working on it they got a lot going on right now lol

 

[RL8]

Being on a highway and looking down at the screen to see if cars are around you vs. over your shoulder is a huge convenience and safety improvement. Or, just have it on the dash like when cruise control is activated. Why is that not always viable?

 

[Aka-none]

Being on a highway and looking down at the screen to see if cars are around you vs. over your shoulder is a huge convenience and safety improvement. Or, just have it on the dash like when cruise control is activated. Why is that not always viable?

So you prefer looking at a screen rather than reality?
Interesting as for boating you are required to keep a lookout all around you where there’s entire oceans around. Yet a car driver should not have to look? Might as well just put on vr goggles and pretend it’s a game.
You do you, but already people pay little attention when driving I want drivers to do the one job they have in a car, drive and don’t hit anyone or anything

 

[eelpout]

So you prefer looking at a screen rather than reality?
Interesting as for boating you are required to keep a lookout all around you where there’s entire oceans around. Yet a car driver should not have to look? Might as well just put on vr goggles and pretend it’s a game.
You do you, but already people pay little attention when driving I want drivers to do the one job they have in a car, drive and don’t hit anyone or anything

it's the Teslafication of cars.

 

[RL8]

So you prefer looking at a screen rather than reality?
Interesting as for boating you are required to keep a lookout all around you where there’s entire oceans around. Yet a car driver should not have to look? Might as well just put on vr goggles and pretend it’s a game.
You do you, but already people pay little attention when driving I want drivers to do the one job they have in a car, drive and don’t hit anyone or anything

Having the screen as another safety check before entering a lane is helpful. It’s difficult to see through the tinted windows, privacy screen, and huge frames that all block your vision. How many times have you tried to enter a lane and didn’t realize someone was in your blind spot? It happens.

Not paying attention is not the same as what I described. It’s actually the opposite. No need to get all upset over it because you prefer a different approach. Submarines rely solely on instruments (because why not compare?)

 

[Aka-none]

Having the screen as another safety check before entering a lane is helpful. It’s difficult to see through the tinted windows, privacy screen, and huge frames that all block your vision. How many times have you tried to enter a lane and didn’t realize someone was in your blind spot? It happens.

Not paying attention is not the same as what I described. It’s actually the opposite. No need to get all upset over it because you prefer a different approach. Submarines rely solely on instruments (because why not compare?)

Hahaha submarines seem to hit stuff all the time, but we digress.
I use my mirrors and swivel my head to look around because that becomes instinctive so no matter what I’m driving it’s all the same in any daily commute or emergency situation. No matter the vehicle. All these other systems that are not full driverless are simply there to augment the driver so they are safer, not so they ca be distracted by whatever. And each model car is different so relying on a screen that’s there 99.9% of the time can bite you that last little bit.

 

[RL8]

Hahaha submarines seem to hit stuff all the time, but we digress.
I use my mirrors and swivel my head to look around because that becomes instinctive so no matter what I’m driving it’s all the same in any daily commute or emergency situation. No matter the vehicle. All these other systems that are not full driverless are simply there to augment the driver so they are safer, not so they ca be distracted by whatever. And each model car is different so relying on a screen that’s there 99.9% of the time can bite you that last little bit.

Nicely said. I still turn around when backing out of my garage or down my driveway vs relying on cameras. It would just be nice to have an extra layer of protection when changing lanes and for keeping track of traffic around you. This tech shouldn’t substitute human in the loop. (And thanks for picking up on my submarine sarcastic remark).

 

[TahoeMichael]

So you prefer looking at a screen rather than reality?
Interesting as for boating you are required to keep a lookout all around you where there’s entire oceans around. Yet a car driver should not have to look? Might as well just put on vr goggles and pretend it’s a game.
You do you, but already people pay little attention when driving I want drivers to do the one job they have in a car, drive and don’t hit anyone or anything

Perceptual failures account for a non-trivial fraction of accidents. Diligence when driving reduces the chances of that, but it doesn't make it go away. I believe that there's plenty of opportunity to augment human capability and make for safer driving, and so I don't dismiss the desire for better driver information systems the way you are.

 

[knewman]

If you're able to integrate digital displays into your situational awareness then it's a great feature to have. Unfortunately, in my experience the sort of folks who would benefit the most from this are also the folks who really can't process computer interfaces, at least not with the efficiency you need while driving. So then it becomes a distraction.