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That's some PR firm-level explaining. First, autopilot is not just lane assist, it's lane assist + adaptive cruise control + additional features (it can change

That's some PR firm-level explaining. First, autopilot is not just lane assist, it's lane assist + adaptive cruise control + additional features (it can change lanes if you tell it to). Other OEMs have purposely shied away from enabling an autopilot-like feature set together, even though it's technically possible, because they are absolutely terrified of something exactly like this situation happening. Second, you're completely ignoring that autopilot will very much entirely drive the car by itself for minutes at a time (reports are anywhere from 5 to 15 depending on software version), which will obviously encourage drivers to not pay attention to the road. I don't care about disclaimers, I don't care about nag screens or chimes, and I definitely don't care about some warranty text that flashes on the screen. If you make a car that can drive itself you encourage drivers to let it do just that and you should be prepared for that eventuality. Period.

Retra 10y ago
This autopilot is very new and fairly experimental technology. You're basically demanding that this not be true somehow.
- ceejayoz 10y ago
  Very new and fairly experimental technology that can kill you tends to be fairly heavily regulated. New drugs, rockets, aircraft, etc. don't generally get released via software update to the general public. They go through very regimented, restricted, contracted trials. Tesla risks getting regulators to crack down on new car features across the entire industry if they're not careful.
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alkonaut 10y ago
Much like if you make a car that does 0-60mph in 3 seconds or does 200mph you encourage doing that. The fact that the autopilot is so good that it "almost" works as a driver is an issue for Tesla as we can see here. I realize autopilot has a nice ring to it, but it's not a chauffeur... Tesla sure has balls to pick the name "Autopilot" when it really should be called "CoPilot" and that would have saved a lot of trouble.
- uola 10y ago
  > The fact that the autopilot is so good that it "almost" works as a driver is an issue for Tesla as we can see here. If only someone could have foreseen these issues... http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11518826/volvo-tesla-autopilot-autonomous-self-driving-car http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11518826/volvo-tesla-autop... http://www.thedrive.com/news/3753/former-google-exec-and-ai-expert-calls-teslas-autopilot-irresponsible http://www.thedrive.com/news/3753/former-google-exec-and-ai-... http://www.thedrive.com/tech/3909/volvo-rd-chief-teslas-autopilot-tried-to-kill-me http://www.thedrive.com/tech/3909/volvo-rd-chief-teslas-auto...
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  - femto113 10y ago
    The Drive article is an eerily prescient interview with Volvo's R&D chief and is only two weeks old: Critics see a neither-nor limbo, with technology just good enough to make drivers drop their guard, but not good enough that driving off a cliff is an impossibility. ... Shooting for but missing Level 3 autonomy would create his nightmare scenario: a car that gets flummoxed by one of thousands of variables, then asks a daydreaming co-pilot to wake up and save the day.

Retra 10y ago

This autopilot is very new and fairly experimental technology. You're basically demanding that this not be true somehow.

ceejayoz 10y ago
Very new and fairly experimental technology that can kill you tends to be fairly heavily regulated. New drugs, rockets, aircraft, etc. don't generally get released via software update to the general public. They go through very regimented, restricted, contracted trials. Tesla risks getting regulators to crack down on new car features across the entire industry if they're not careful.
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alkonaut 10y ago

Much like if you make a car that does 0-60mph in 3 seconds or does 200mph you encourage doing that. The fact that the autopilot is so good that it "almost" works as a driver is an issue for Tesla as we can see here. I realize autopilot has a nice ring to it, but it's not a chauffeur... Tesla sure has balls to pick the name "Autopilot" when it really should be called "CoPilot" and that would have saved a lot of trouble.

uola 10y ago
> The fact that the autopilot is so good that it "almost" works as a driver is an issue for Tesla as we can see here. If only someone could have foreseen these issues... http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11518826/volvo-tesla-autopilot-autonomous-self-driving-car http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11518826/volvo-tesla-autop... http://www.thedrive.com/news/3753/former-google-exec-and-ai-expert-calls-teslas-autopilot-irresponsible http://www.thedrive.com/news/3753/former-google-exec-and-ai-... http://www.thedrive.com/tech/3909/volvo-rd-chief-teslas-autopilot-tried-to-kill-me http://www.thedrive.com/tech/3909/volvo-rd-chief-teslas-auto...
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- femto113 10y ago
  The Drive article is an eerily prescient interview with Volvo's R&D chief and is only two weeks old: Critics see a neither-nor limbo, with technology just good enough to make drivers drop their guard, but not good enough that driving off a cliff is an impossibility. ... Shooting for but missing Level 3 autonomy would create his nightmare scenario: a car that gets flummoxed by one of thousands of variables, then asks a daydreaming co-pilot to wake up and save the day.