This article is fluff/FUD when it comes to the implications about autonomous driving. “Autopilot” is a marketing term for a kind of cruise control. The articl

This article is fluff/FUD when it comes to the implications about autonomous driving. “Autopilot” is a marketing term for a kind of cruise control. The article repeatedly tries to make the point that if “the best system available” doesn’t stop for stationary vehicles, how will self-driving cars ever work? However, Tesla’s Autopilot is not a self-driving system, it’s a cruise control system. Emergency braking systems are also not self-driving systems. The comparison is meaningless. I say the same thing to the comments about the irresponsible “UX” of Autopilot for not handling this case. It’s more about irresponsible marketing, capitalizing on the enthusiasm for self-driving cars, potentially lulling overzealous customers to trust a cruise control system or emergency braking system with their lives.