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While it might imply otherwise, the message is clear about the _hardware_ being ready for self-driving. That doesn't mean the car is capable of self-driving in
by Phrodo_00 9y ago
While it might imply otherwise, the message is clear about the _hardware_ being ready for self-driving. That doesn't mean the car is capable of self-driving in general.
- danso 9y agoHow many non-programmers do you think recognize that Tesla is telling a half-truth here?
- kzrdude 9y agoDoesn't help, the message they are sending are misleading customers and that's irresponsible.
- loceng 9y agoDoes messaging get clarified any if combining it with the messaging of always requiring the driver's attention?
- chipotle_coyote 9y ago"This television's hardware is ready for 4K. The television is not capable of displaying 4K in general." "This speaker's hardware is ready for stereo sound. The speaker is not capable of playing stereo music in general." "This smartphone's hardware is ready for multitouch input. The phone is not capable of responding to multitouch input in general."
- cmurf 9y agoSure. But this is the sort of thing that is in my view an instigator of escalating adversarialism. I recognize this kind of cagey language, but I also recognize that most people don't and I think it's absurd to demand that they do understand it. I put this in the category of false advertising and I think a jury of random people will side with the dead. Hence the defense's job will be to disqualify ordinary people who will go for connotation over denotation.
- wstrange 9y agoAt this point it is not even clear that the hardware is in fact capable of self-driving, ever. I think there is a reason everyone else is using Lidar.
- FireBeyond 9y agoAnd the reason Tesla is not is (among others) that it's unlikely to be economical on the Model 3.