Marco Arment

zone out and daydream and the thing that is looking at their eyes will say their eyes are still on the road but what they actually have is a thousand yard stare where they're not looking at anything their eyes are pointed forward ostensibly to the road but they're thinking about what they're going to make for dinner like these type of things the more it allows you to stop paying attention and zone out which you can totally do while still quote unquote looking at the road um

zone out and daydream and the thing that is looking at their eyes will say their eyes are still on the road but what they actually have is a thousand yard stare where they're not looking at anything their eyes are pointed forward ostensibly to the road but they're thinking about what they're going to make for dinner like these type of things the more it allows you to stop paying attention and zone out which you can totally do while still quote unquote looking at the road um

the more likely it is that you're going to be in a bad situation when they suddenly ask you to take over. And so even though you're thinking like with your tech brain, like, oh, I need to trust this and so on and so forth, people are like, well, the car wouldn't let me do this if it wasn't safe. And it's just human nature.

the more likely it is that you're going to be in a bad situation when they suddenly ask you to take over. And so even though you're thinking like with your tech brain, like, oh, I need to trust this and so on and so forth, people are like, well, the car wouldn't let me do this if it wasn't safe. And it's just human nature.

You'll be on the long trip and you'll be looking forward because the thing will have trained you. Hey, if you don't keep looking forward, the thing is going to bing at you and whatever. So you're like, fine. And your neck's just going to be pointing your eyes straight at the thing. And you're going to be like staring straight forward like that cat with the newspaper saying, I should buy a boat.

You'll be on the long trip and you'll be looking forward because the thing will have trained you. Hey, if you don't keep looking forward, the thing is going to bing at you and whatever. So you're like, fine. And your neck's just going to be pointing your eyes straight at the thing. And you're going to be like staring straight forward like that cat with the newspaper saying, I should buy a boat.

And then you're going to, you know, go underneath the truck and kill yourself. Right. Like that's, that's the, this is the dangers that I'm talking about a million times. Don't ask humans to maintain vigilance when there's nothing for them to actually do until a split second later when they have to save everyone's life. Right.

And then you're going to, you know, go underneath the truck and kill yourself. Right. Like that's, that's the, this is the dangers that I'm talking about a million times. Don't ask humans to maintain vigilance when there's nothing for them to actually do until a split second later when they have to save everyone's life. Right.

Either make them do stuff enough to pay attention or remove the steering wheel, and then it's all on the car to steer. And these in-between things, this is the terrible in-between thing that I don't know if they should be illegal, but I would never recommend anybody that I cared about to use whatever system makes them stop being vigilant.

Either make them do stuff enough to pay attention or remove the steering wheel, and then it's all on the car to steer. And these in-between things, this is the terrible in-between thing that I don't know if they should be illegal, but I would never recommend anybody that I cared about to use whatever system makes them stop being vigilant.

I think, Marco, you're probably still vigilant with this because already you're like, I got to trust this thing and it's wigging me out or whatever. So you're still vigilant at this point, but don't push that line. Use the thing that helps you have a more relaxing drive while still paying attention. And whatever level allows you to zone out,

I think, Marco, you're probably still vigilant with this because already you're like, I got to trust this thing and it's wigging me out or whatever. So you're still vigilant at this point, but don't push that line. Use the thing that helps you have a more relaxing drive while still paying attention. And whatever level allows you to zone out,

crank it back one right and that's an individual thing but honestly i think from the manufacturer's perspective it would be more responsible for these car manufacturers to not to like skip that middle part to say driver assistance nothing in the middle and we figured out

crank it back one right and that's an individual thing but honestly i think from the manufacturer's perspective it would be more responsible for these car manufacturers to not to like skip that middle part to say driver assistance nothing in the middle and we figured out

you know full self-driving no pedals no steering wheel right but in that middle gray area i wish automakers would avoid they're not gonna because of competitive pressure pressure isn't because people do like it but it just seems like such a terrible idea i mean there's ongoing in this country uh nits investigations of tesla auto steer and all sorts of higher accident rates based on driver assistance or whatever and

you know full self-driving no pedals no steering wheel right but in that middle gray area i wish automakers would avoid they're not gonna because of competitive pressure pressure isn't because people do like it but it just seems like such a terrible idea i mean there's ongoing in this country uh nits investigations of tesla auto steer and all sorts of higher accident rates based on driver assistance or whatever and

This varies from brand to brand, and everyone will argue that their brand does it better than another brand. And, you know, it is a fluid thing. But, like, this is something, like, you don't want to be a beta tester with your life if you can possibly avoid it.

This varies from brand to brand, and everyone will argue that their brand does it better than another brand. And, you know, it is a fluid thing. But, like, this is something, like, you don't want to be a beta tester with your life if you can possibly avoid it.

Even if the features ship, even if they don't have a beta label on them or whatever, you don't have to use every feature that your car has, right? Just, you know, be safe out there.

Even if the features ship, even if they don't have a beta label on them or whatever, you don't have to use every feature that your car has, right? Just, you know, be safe out there.