Re: Zoomcar launches AI-based driver scoring system, rates customers on a scale of 0 to 100 Quote:
Originally Posted by Gansan A lot of fellows treat their own cars like babies, and when they want to have "Fun", hire a Zoom car. If we observe ten Zoom cars on the road, especially highways, eight will not be driven in what can be called a sane manner, at least over speeding is common. This is a right move by the company. |
The Zoomcars that I have driven and seen on the road have had a 80kmph speed limiter. And it is more limiting than you would think it is.
Overspeeding can't possibly be common since common Zoomcars all have the same limiter. The ones that don't, are illegal.
The bigger cause of accidents in a Zoom car is that God forsaken limiter which will kick in mid-overtake.
You start the overtake, you are at 70, you start accelerating as you pass the car and before you know it, you have hit the limiter. In the middle of an overtake ![Shockked](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Shockked.png) . Can't go back to your lane because there is a car alongside, can't quickly finish the maneuver since your car won't go any faster.
There are only 2 things you can do in this case.
1. Bail out on the overtake, slam the brakes and go back in line hoping that the spot you vacated is not already filled by the guy behind you.
2. Pray to God that the driver you were overtaking doesn't have an ego and doesn't mind someone overtaking. Because if he does, and he starts accelerating, we go back to option #1.
There is a third, more undesirable option. You misjudge your overtake and head back to your lane thinking you have passed the car in question, but, in fact the car is still partially alongside. You slam your rear left fender/door to the other cars front right.
90% of all Zoomcars that I have seen have had scratches on their rear left fender. That is how you identify if that car has a speed limiter. There is nothing a Zoomcar customer can do, apart from stopping overtakes altogether, to avoid this. I take this strategy to avoid this issue but then it is extremely difficult and I end up being stuck on 70-75 on a 4-lane road with nobody in sight for the next 2 km. That is not something I would call an enjoyable weekend drive.
No amount of Artificial Intelligence can fix the real stupidity of the MoRTH brought upon by this stupid rule. It is not making the roads any safer. The only thing it is doing is increasing the possibility of a sureshot accident. The sooner it gets taken off the better. |