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No no no, this is mis-quoted... He said, "Full Self-Driving Capability Features", with FEATURES being the VERY important word that is left out. Please fix the

No no no, this is mis-quoted... He said, "Full Self-Driving Capability Features", with FEATURES being the VERY important word that is left out. Please fix the title. The article mentions it and is right, but the title on the article and on HN is misleading. The question asked to Elon was, when will we start to see full self-driving features that go beyond what the enhanced auto pilot gives you. These are marketing/branding names that Tesla gives to the two levels you can buy today. Of course you are prepaying for them, as no "full self-driving FEATURE" is available yet. His answer though said 3 - 6 months for when we will see the first feature that is NOT included in the "Enhanced Auto-Pilot" but only in the top level you can buy, "Full Self-Driving". In no way/shape/or form did he mean level 5, fully self-driving Tesla's in 3-6 months. Twitter context: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/823727035088416768 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/823727035088416768

throwaway2016a 10y ago
If you read through the tweet replies you only get a few replies in before people start making that mistake there as well. As a software engineer I can appreciate how not having a "Definition of Done" can cause confusion.
sctb 10y ago
Thanks, we've updated the submission title.
- ilaksh 10y ago
  The character limit is very stupid and causes a lot of problems. I had a much longer title that was close to the article title or tweet but it would not accept anything like that.
SilasX 10y ago
That sounds extremely deceptive regardless. Why would you use the term "fully self driving" in the first place if you have to qualify it with something that makes it not fully SD? That's like advertising a "full half-dozen eggs" or "unlimited access with restrictions".
microtherion 10y ago
Presumably the strategy will be that the car is autonomous as long as it's more than 1/32" away from any obstacle, and switches to manual control when closer. I hear they have a marvelously low crash rate in autonomous operation.

throwaway2016a 10y ago

If you read through the tweet replies you only get a few replies in before people start making that mistake there as well. As a software engineer I can appreciate how not having a "Definition of Done" can cause confusion.

sctb 10y ago

Thanks, we've updated the submission title.

ilaksh 10y ago
The character limit is very stupid and causes a lot of problems. I had a much longer title that was close to the article title or tweet but it would not accept anything like that.

SilasX 10y ago

That sounds extremely deceptive regardless. Why would you use the term "fully self driving" in the first place if you have to qualify it with something that makes it not fully SD? That's like advertising a "full half-dozen eggs" or "unlimited access with restrictions".

microtherion 10y ago

Presumably the strategy will be that the car is autonomous as long as it's more than 1/32" away from any obstacle, and switches to manual control when closer. I hear they have a marvelously low crash rate in autonomous operation.