Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences::undefined

  • mhague@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    An important difference is that cruise control is simpler to understand. It’s a basic mechanic dressed up as a driver aid. A smaller slice of the population will incorrectly use cruise control.

    FSD is a driver aid dressed up as… well, “Full Self-Driving.” It’s not Full, and it’s not Self-Driving. It’s mostly functional in limited circumstances and even then requires driver attention.

    I think another good example is how people would never allow a Stasi agent to live in their house, unless the Stasi agent was redefined as a slew of websites, a collection of disparate laws, and multiple steps involving technology.

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      1 year ago

      Autopilot and FSD are not the same thing though. Autopilot is just TACC + lane-keeping, it’s not advertised as a full self-driving feature.