"It's possible to walk into a dealership and buy a car that drives itself on the freeway about as safely as you would if you were driving the thing. " How did

"It's possible to walk into a dealership and buy a car that drives itself on the freeway about as safely as you would if you were driving the thing. " How did the author arrive at this conclusion? "In any even remotely sane universe, this achievement would be celebrated in the most hyperbolic fashion possible by every man, woman, and child on the planet. " So everyone who doesn't do that is not remotely sane? "Americans would be as proud of the Tesla Model S as we used to be about the moon landing or about winning the Cold War." It's a car. "Note that the harshest critics of Tesla and its products are not affiliated with Nissan, General Motors, BMW, or Ford. Instead, they are gadflies who rarely have any industry experience whatsoever. " Not sure why this article did ended up on the frontpage, it doesn't really add anything useful to the discussion and does not address the main criticisms people have about the autopilot like the limited number of sensors, wrong expectations due to the name and lack of strict enforcement of driver engagement (hands on wheel).