How is the Telluride’s autonomous driving different than its competitors?

[Jastevenson]

Hi all,

Dan anyone explain how the Telluride’s autonomous driving ability is different than its competitors?

It seems like the Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9 and others have stop and go radar cruise control and the ability to keep you on your lane, so what is the Telliride doing differently?

It sounds like it brings something to the table that is more than the above.

Thanks!

 

[ucinn]

The only thing that HDA adds is adjusting your speed to meet the speed limit of the road you're driving on. Problem is that it uses the speeds in the nav system which is usually not right instead of having the system that reads the speed limit signs.

 

[CAsuKiHy]

So, useless? Who will upgrade their maps every year, and construction is pretty much constant in all metropolitan areas..

 

[TellurideSX]

So, useless? Who will upgrade their maps every year, and construction is pretty much constant in all metropolitan areas..

No, not useless at all. The autonomous system goes much longer between driver interventions than any other car I’ve driven with the similar system (Subaru, Honda, Mercedes.)

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[Nathanstl]

No, not useless at all. The autonomous system goes much longer between driver interventions than any other car I’ve driven with the similar system (Subaru, Honda, Mercedes.)

I agree with this. I was considering the Tesla Model X as well and I was very surprised to see the Telluride’s system. It’s not quite as advanced like Tesla’s system, but on highways it’s very comparable. Biggest difference here is Tesla’s system also uses multiple radar/sonar sensors and 8 cameras for surrounding traffic and takes that into account when driving. The Telluride I believe works off of one radar sensor and one windshield mounted camera. Tesla’s system works better on tight turns and in cases where someone in an adjacent lane is crowding you. I also noticed that the system nags you less often to put your hands on the wheel. When I first drove it home I didn’t think it was going to nag me at all as it went for about 3 minutes with nothing. That has seemed to change the more I use it. Perhaps it’s learning that I’m trying to push the limits and adjusting?

 

[jazzyone]

Yup, amazing

 

[BanditLover]

It is my understanding that the system used by the Hyundai group (Kia) for self driving technology is provided by a Silicon Valley company known as Aurora. A number of car companies have already formed partnerships with Aurora, including Volkswagen and Hyundai. New Chinese electric car startup, Byton, has also announced Aurora will play a major role in bringing Level 4 autonomy to its vehicles. Amazon has recently made a major investment in Aurora as it is considered to have the talent leadership for self driving cars. Having driven other self driving vehicles, my personal opinion is that the Telluride is a step ahead of others that I have driven. Some of the founders of Aurora came from Tesla and Google Waymo self driving systems. Apparently the investment community sees something there as well that is spurring a rapid infusion of cash into Aurora technology.

 

[Buckeye-TRide]

It is my understanding that the system used by the Hyundai group (Kia) for self driving technology is provided by a Silicon Valley company known as Aurora. A number of car companies have already formed partnerships with Aurora, including Volkswagen and Hyundai. New Chinese electric car startup, Byton, has also announced Aurora will play a major role in bringing Level 4 autonomy to its vehicles. Amazon has recently made a major investment in Aurora as it is considered to have the talent leadership for self driving cars. Having driven other self driving vehicles, my personal opinion is that the Telluride is a step ahead of others that I have driven. Some of the founders of Aurora came from Tesla and Google Waymo self driving systems. Apparently the investment community sees something there as well that is spurring a rapid infusion of cash into Aurora technology.

Man I’d like to get a piece of that IPO.

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