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I think that Tesla (Musk) are putting a lot of marketing into Autopilot. Other automakers have comparable technologies but they are not marketing them as aggres
by lsh123 8y ago
I think that Tesla (Musk) are putting a lot of marketing into Autopilot. Other automakers have comparable technologies but they are not marketing them as aggressively and definitely not position them as an autonomous driving platform as Tesla does.
If we just look at the set of technologies (ACC, line assist, emergency braking, etc.), it is actually quite impressive how far we jumped in only a few years. However, it is also clear that true autonomous driving is definitely not available in consumer cars today (I don't count Waymo and a couple other companies as consumer car company). We are closer to it today than we were even 5 years ago. But not there yet.
Disclaimer: I mentioned it on HN before that I had an overnight test-drive of Tesla X and I didn't like the autopilot at all (among other things). I do like the set of similar technologies (adaptive cruise control, keep lane assist, etc.) in my Q7.