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9. CRITICAL REFLECTION

Module learning: Some of the goals I had set for myself at the beginning of the course were to be able to produce be a better writer and to learn to be more creative in terms of thinking. I believe that I have made improvement with respect to my initial goals, however, I can do even better with time. Afterall, the end of this course should not mark the end of learning and improving. As for how I managed to work towards my goals during the length of this course, I did the following: I tried to focus during lessons and absorb as much as I could, I tried to be clear of the requirements of each lesson and of the tasks at hand. From doing so, I believe I absorbed more than I otherwise would if I were to go to classes on an “autopilot” mode. The first assignment on the reader response allowed me to put the lessons learnt in class to good use. I learnt about the Paul Elder Framework, having good transitions between sentences and paragraphs and relearnt how to cite sources. I strongly believ...
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8. READER RESPONSE DRAFT 4 (last edited on 29/11)

  As stated on Tesla’s support webpage, “Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel.” However, the Tesla Autopilot system requires the driver’s attention, and it does not make the vehicle autonomous  (Tesla, 2024) . All newly purchased Tesla vehicles come equipped with the basic autopilot system, which includes Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and the Autosteer feature, providing the most basic form of driver assistance  (Find My Electric, n.d.) . Tesla customers can also opt for the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package at an additional cost. This upgraded package includes features such as Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, Smart Summon, Autosteer on City Streets, and Traffic and Stop Sign Control  (Armstrong, 2023) . Despite the fact that names like “Autopilot,” “Autopark,” and “Full Self-Driving,” suggest autonomy, these systems are not fully autonomous and require a driver who is at...
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7. PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS (last edited on 29/11)

Contribution 1: I came up with a topic suggestion which was on self-operated vehicles for logistics. However, after a group discussion we picked another topic which was on modular tether systems for drones. Contribution 2: My team and I had a discussion on drones. My team member Emmanuel is a drone expert, I asked him some questions related to drones and their tether systems to gain a better understanding of the topic as a whole. Contribution 3: Together with my team member, Raiyan, we presented a few points on decision-making on our topic, discussed research statements and challenges that we are facing or have faced. This was presented to Sir Brad and our classmates. Contribution 4: I searched for some of the companies that make drone tethers. I did a Google search for this and reviewed some of the companies that we could pitch to. We eventually decided on NACT Engineering as a team. Contribution 5: Furnishing the problem and purpose statements. Contribution 6: For the presentation sl...
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6. READER RESPONSE DRAFT 3

As stated on Tesla’s support webpage, “Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel.” However, the Tesla Autopilot system requires the driver’s attention, and it does not make the vehicle autonomous  (Tesla, 2024) . All newly purchased Tesla vehicles come equipped with the Basic Autopilot system, which includes Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and the Autosteer feature, providing the most basic form of driver assistance  (Find My Electric, n.d.) . Tesla customers can also opt for the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package at an additional cost. This upgraded package includes features such as Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, Smart Summon, Autosteer on City Streets, and Traffic and Stop Sign Control  (Armstrong, 2023) . Despite the fact that names like “Autopilot,” “Autopark,” and “Full Self-Driving,” suggest autonomy, these systems are not fully autonomous and require a driver who is attentive...
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5. READER RESPONSE DRAFT 2 (last edited on 06/10)

In accordance with Tesla’s support webpage, “Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel.”. The driver assistance system requires the driver’s attention, it does not make the vehicle autonomous  (Tesla, 2024) . All newly purchased Tesla vehicles come stock with the Basic Autopilot system. To top that, Tesla customers can pay extra for the optional Full Self Driving (FSD) upgrade  (Armstrong, 2023) . The Basic Autopilot comprises Traffic-Aware Cruise control (TACC) and the Autosteer feature; it is the most basic form of driver assistance for Tesla vehicles  (Find My Electric, n.d.) . The FSD features consist of Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, Smart Summon, Autosteer on City Streets and Traffic and Stop Sign Control (Tesla, 2024) . The names of the systems and features such as “Autopilot”, “Autopark” and “Full Self-Driving”, are misnomers as they are all meant to be used with a driver th...
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4. SUMMARY, DRAFT 2 + THESIS

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According to Tesla’s support webpage, “Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel.”. The Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems requires the driver’s attention, and it does not make the vehicle autonomous   (Tesla, 2024) . It is standard for newly purchased Tesla vehicles come with Basic Autopilot features. Tesla customers must pay additional money for the Enhanced Autopilot features and FSD. (Armstrong, 2023) The Basic Autopilot comprises of Traffic-Aware Cruise control and the Autosteer feature, it is the most basic form of driver assistance for Tesla vehicles   (Find My Electric, n.d.) . Enhanced Autopilot features consist of: Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon and Smart Summon. The FSD covers all the features from the Basic and Enhanced Autopilot and more (Tesla, 2024) . We should take note that despite many of these systems and features having names such as “Autopilot”, “Au...
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3. INITIAL RESEARCH PATHWAY ON THE DESIGN/SYSTEM SELECTED last edited on 03/10

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Me and my partner, Denzel,  had to decide between the Tesla's advanced driver assistance system, and the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).  After some discussion among ourselves and consulting Mr Brad, we settled for the Tesla Autopilot System. An image of Tesla's Autopilot System in use 1. To start, we used generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, to state the features of the Tesla Autopilot system. ChatGPT provided a list of some of the key features and provided a brief introduction on each feature. 2. Some of the key features mentioned included: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC), automating steering, automatic navigation, automatic lane changing and automatic parking. 3. From here, we plan to do further research on the respective key features of the system. 4. After getting some information on the respective key features of the system, we plan to compile them individually and then get together to make a detailed summary on it. 5. I watched a couple of videos on YouTu...
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