Chapter 1459 Automatic Driving Can't Be Used to Grind Money

Seeing the tension rising, some people in the comments quickly tried to smooth things over.

"It's just a game, everyone, don't get too caught up in reality."

"How can we not? If this car had a fictional logo, it would be fine, at most it would just be said that the game added some sci-fi elements that exceed current real-world technology. But it's under the Steifler brand, wouldn't that mislead many people who don't know the truth?"

"The key is that this causes inequality in the game. Won't everyone have a K1 in the future?"

"Yeah, why is Steifler one level higher than other brands in the game? This advertising effect can't be underestimated."

"Can the studio create many very rich initial accounts? Will there be account login and grinding services in the future? I feel like this K1 update is a failure!"

Most people's first impression was similar, feeling uncomfortable.

Because "Safe and Civilized Driving" is a game that touts realism, but this car seems to exceed the current level of technology, making it seem less realistic!

Previously, everyone knew that real-world automatic assisted driving was limited to following cars, lane changes, etc. Only a very small number of self-driving cars could successfully make unprotected left turns at intersections.

However, the K1 not only easily completed several unprotected left turns, but also properly handled some complex road sections that even human drivers found tricky, which made people feel very outrageous!

So, what is the purpose of updating such an unrealistic vehicle in the game, and putting it under the Steifler brand?

It's hard not to speculate, hard not to worry about the studio grinding money.

"Hey, everyone, stop arguing, this automatic driving can't be used to grind money."

"Don't just listen to rumors, try it yourself and you'll know."

"Look."

Zhang Yan had been studying the specific mechanisms of this automatic driving since just now, and now she finally figured it out.

She made three different actions.

The first was to completely take her hands off the steering wheel, her feet completely off the brakes and accelerator, and her whole body completely away.

The second was to keep her hands off the steering wheel, but with her palms facing up on her lap, ready to take over at any time.

The third was to keep her hands on the steering wheel, but not fight against the car's automatic driving.

The audience then noticed that this car, during the automatic driving process, wasn't completely ignoring the driver.

During automatic driving, the car would issue reminders every short period of time, and make judgments about the driver's state.

The reminder said: This car is currently in automatic driving mode, but please note that current laws only support L2 automatic driving. The driver still needs to monitor the surrounding road conditions and vehicle status at all times, and be prepared to take over at any time.

This prompt would be reminded every so often.

At the same time, the vehicle would judge the driver's state and make corresponding tests.

If the driver's hands were on the steering wheel, no prompts would be triggered and automatic driving would proceed normally.

How was this judged? It was simple, as long as the driver's hands were on the steering wheel, the automatic driving would naturally produce a very slight resistance when it moved the steering wheel. This resistance was not enough to affect automatic driving, but it would let AEeIS know that the driver's hands were on the steering wheel.

The simulator's steering wheel was a direct drive steering wheel, with force feedback, and was very sensitive to this aspect.

If it couldn't judge, or the driver's hands weren't on the steering wheel, then the vehicle would make a test request to the driver.

For example, on a safe road section, it would ask the driver to lightly step on the accelerator pedal a little, or slightly move the steering wheel, inputting a little force.

Depending on the road section, the requirements given each time would also be different.

Depending on the time interval for the driver to complete this operation, the system would also give different feedback.

If the driver completed this operation quickly, the system would determine that the driver's mind was in a highly concentrated state, and automatic driving would proceed normally.

If the driver was a little slow, the system would play the reminder again, telling the driver to pay attention to the road conditions and not rely on automatic driving.

If the driver's response was very slow, or there was no response at all, then the system would choose a safe place to pull over and stop.

Of course, in this process, the driver could manually intervene to regain control of the vehicle and turn on automatic driving again.

But if the driver did nothing, the vehicle would stop on the side of the road.

If it still didn't move for a long time, the vehicle would automatically send a signal alarm, and a tow truck would come to tow the car away.

In other words, this automatic driving wasn't like many of the cloud players in the comments speculated, with no requirements for the driver and able to grind money while AFK.

It was impossible to AFK; once the system caught you, automatic driving would stop.

If there were still customers in the car at this time... who knows how much money would be deducted from this order. Not to mention not getting the ride-hailing fee, even the existing deposit and savings would be deducted.

For ordinary players, this was obviously very uneconomical.

If I have to keep an eye on the road conditions during automatic driving and make certain responses according to the system's requirements, then why don't I just drive myself?

Of course, even if you have to respond, automatic driving is still more time-saving and labor-saving, and you can relax your mind a little bit, but this advantage is clearly not enough to disrupt the balance of the game.

So, many cloud players think that this thing will be a magic weapon for running online ride-hailing, which is obviously a misunderstanding caused by not understanding the specific mechanisms.

Of course, there is one last possibility, which is using a cheat.

Transferring signals through a cheat to deceive the system, thereby achieving the purpose of AFK.

However, the crackdown on cheats is extremely strong in this world. The production, dissemination, and use of cheat programs will be severely punished. The official game platform has encryption for the game program, and the game data is connected to the network throughout the entire process, which will also monitor abnormal data at all times.

It's not worth it and shows a broken brain to spend so much effort to create a cheat just to be able to use automatic driving to run online ride-hailing and earn more money in the game.

With this energy, why bother with an ordinary single-player driving game? Go and harm FPS games.

Zhang Yan's test result was that the best posture during automatic driving was the second one: with both hands palms up on her legs, ready to take over at any time.

Because holding the steering wheel all the time is relatively tiring, and completely removing your hands from the steering wheel doesn't provide enough reaction time, which can easily lead to danger, or may cause the automatic driving system to stop.

Obviously, the game's attitude is very clear: automatic driving can indeed save the driver effort, but you must not rely on it too much. This is your own life, you still have to pay attention yourself.

Cars can be said to be the most powerful murder weapon that ordinary people can obtain under the existing legal framework. A slight mistake can be a life, and you must pay high attention.

After Zhang Yan verified the details of the automatic driving technology, the doubts about the fairness of the K1 disappeared, leaving only the doubts about the realism.

Obviously, the automatic driving technology in the game has not become a loophole for grinding money, but why can Steifler get a car with automatic driving technology that is completely ahead of its time, while other car brands don't?

In the end, they still took Steifler's money!

Zhang Yan was powerless to do anything about this. She could deeply verify the automatic driving mechanism of the vehicle, but she really couldn't guess why Shang Yang Games wanted to launch such an automatic driving model for Steifler.

She could only wait for public opinion to ferment before seeing how Tengda would respond.

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February 8th, Friday.

The controversy on the Internet about the new version of "Safe and Civilized Driving" is continuing to ferment.

There are many comments on the Internet, accusing the game "Safe and Civilized Driving" of losing its original intention, losing its due fairness and authenticity, and slapping itself in the face.

Especially during the day on Friday, this accusation has obviously increased.

The reason is not difficult to guess; it must be that interest-related groups have taken action!

In fact, for players, this update of "Safe and Civilized Driving" is still quite conscientious. Although some players feel that the automatic driving of the K1 model is very inappropriate, and the car logo should be blurred, and it should not be placed under Steifler, this emotion is not so intense. Everyone is still willing to wait for Shang Yang Games to give a reasonable explanation.

But for interested parties, they don't see it that way.

"Safe and Civilized Driving" has offended many car manufacturers, and Steifler Motors has many enemies at home and abroad.

Many of the modified models of cars were crashed into pieces in "Safe and Civilized Driving", causing mockery across the Internet and causing a certain public opinion crisis. How could these car dealers let it go?

Yes, IIAS is also doing crash tests, and also crashes their cars to pieces, and also uploads the videos and crash results to the Internet.

But first, IIAS's influence is not that great for ordinary consumers. Many people only go to the IIAS website to take a look before buying a car. Except for some popular key models, this crash result will not cause a big wave on the Internet.

Secondly, IIAS has a strong background and is consistently fair. Even if these car dealers want to fight back, they can't find a breakthrough.

If IIAS makes an evaluation that seems unfair one day, there will inevitably be a large-scale attack on it on the Internet, which is almost inevitable.

But you "Safe and Civilized Driving" is just a broken game, how can you be worthy of following IIAS and getting ahead of yourself?

The key is that the negative public opinion generated by "Safe and Civilized Driving" is even greater than IIAS, because this game's influence is too widespread!

Now driving schools across the country are promoting safe and civilized driving simulators, and there are too many active players in this game. If the manufacturer's car has weak performance and poor safety in this game, it will directly affect the sales of vehicles in reality.

What's more, "Safe and Civilized Driving" was originally going to cooperate with some car dealers, but these car dealers refused.

Later, these car dealers took the initiative to seek cooperation, but "Safe and Civilized Driving" raised the price sharply, demanding money from them!

This is obviously unacceptable.

Good fellow, you blacklisted me, I went to authorize the car to you, and I still have to give you money? And can't interfere with the performance of this car in the game in any way?

Wouldn't my dignified car company become a beggar on my knees?

The key is that they contacted not President Pei, not Tengda Group, but only Shang Yang Games, a subsidiary of Tengda Group.

Being treated like this by a game company, many car dealers can't stand it.

Now, they finally caught an excellent opportunity!