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I'd like the car to stop for plastic bags too please. Anything in the road directly in my path.

I mean that plastic bag could contain a rock or something, driving through it is just a bad idea.

what about a large leaf?

it’s dangerous to stop in the middle of the road unexpectedly too

ya but, other cars that DON'T have autopilot/self-driving tech (e.g. Subaru Eye Sight as mentioned above) already have reliable emergency braking in case of obstacles. Aren't they already able to tell the difference between a plastic bag and a big rock? If they can, then it's already a solved problem, and Tesla should be able to do it reliably too, no?

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