As a pre-autopilot S owner, I've been skeptical of autopilot since the day it was announced. I think folks put too much trust in it, and edge cases, as anyone w

As a pre-autopilot S owner, I've been skeptical of autopilot since the day it was announced. I think folks put too much trust in it, and edge cases, as anyone who's developed software/hardware knows are the gremlins that are almost impossible to completely account for. Edge cases are the things that have kept me from being excited about autopilot. Even 99.99999% reliability means eventually you run into an edge case. Simple math. I also think that Tesla does not do anywhere near enough to educate brand-new owners, especially the non-techie later-adopter owners that are starting to buy Teslas in droves. They're turned loose with these cars and there are enough weirdnesses with the usability and user experience of driving and operating the car that it catches up on people. Add to that the cognitive distractions of 21st century life (esp mobile devices) and you have the makings of new kinds of "normal accidents." I suspect that some time soon it will be a requirement that either DMVs issue new rules for having a license to operate a vehicle with autonomous capability, or, they'll require the manufacturer to certify that the buyer has gone through a certified course of instruction and training offered by the manufacturer or its designate. It may well be that in this case, the victim, who was clearly a Tesla enthusiast and knew a lot about autopilot, may have passed any such testing by DMV or manufacturer with flying colors. Not the point. In general, as Tesla and other manufacturers make autonomy more mainstream, we're going to see these edge case situations more frequently. Me, I view autopilot as a dangerous feature that I would never, ever trust. As a set of incredible SENSORS that help me with second-by-second situational awareness while driving, fine. As a replacement for my driving, hell no.