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> Oct'16 video on https://www.tesla.com/autopilot https://www.tesla.com/autopilot says Driver is only there for legal reasons That may come back to haunt them.
by fmihaila 9y ago
> Oct'16 video on https://www.tesla.com/autopilot https://www.tesla.com/autopilot says Driver is only there for legal reasons
That may come back to haunt them. For those not clicking it, the above link goes to a video showing the Autopilot in action. The white-on-black, full-screen text prefacing the demo is not doing them any favours in the debate about their messaging (all-caps are in the original):
"THE PERSON IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS ONLY THERE FOR LEGAL REASONS."
"HE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE CAR IS DRIVING ITSELF."
- Dylan16807 9y agoCar demos are almost always "do not attempt" and violating this or that, so when they say the driver wasn't necessary for the demo I don't personally extrapolate that to say anything about real life.
- fmihaila 9y ago> Car demos are almost always "do not attempt" and violating this or that Ads like those explicitly include 'do not attempt' disclaimers; this video does not. The statement it does include only emphasizes how advanced the system is. > so when they say the driver wasn't necessary for the demo I don't personally extrapolate that to say anything about real life. You do not, but the question is how many jurors would see it the same way when a highly skilled lawyer argues that this video is misleading, as part of his efforts to hurt Tesla in a liability suit.