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They just really shouldn't have called this autopilot. It creates all the wrong expectations. Better names: - Advanced cruise control - Lane Following Doesn

by simsla 8y ago

They just really shouldn't have called this autopilot. It creates all the wrong expectations. Better names: - Advanced cruise control - Lane Following Doesn't sound as sexy, though. :-)

noblethrasher 8y ago
… or copilot.
Gys 8y ago
Liquid Lane Lock ? Cogging Cruise Control ?
compcoffee 8y ago
>They just really shouldn't have called this autopilot. It creates all the wrong expectations. Have you read the marketing on the website? All you will need to do is get in and tell your car where to go. If you don’t say anything, the car will look at your calendar and take you there as the assumed destination or just home if nothing is on the calendar. Your Tesla will figure out the optimal route, navigate urban streets (even without lane markings), manage complex intersections with traffic lights, stop signs and roundabouts, and handle densely packed freeways with cars moving at high speed. When you arrive at your destination, simply step out at the entrance and your car will enter park seek mode, automatically search for a spot and park itself. A tap on your phone summons it back to you. So it's not like this is a case of "it's called something that it isn't really", or mismanaged expectations. Tesla is explicitly stating the car drives itself. They still claim it's "Autopilot". Is what they are selling anything close to what is described there?
- dpark 8y ago
  That’s their pitch for future Autopilot functionality, I believe. They (probably intentionally) make future claims in a way that they can be interpreted as current functionality.
andrewtbham 8y ago
The name is technically correct. Autopilot on planes is an assistive technology. The problem is there is a common misconception among the general public that it's beyond assistance and is partial automation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot Furthermore, even if you're totally aware it's only assistance, there is a tendency to be more easily distracted. That's what a google study found like 5 years ago. I am a huge Tesla fanboy, and stock holder. But be careful.. if you are struggling to remain vigilant... turn off autopilot.
- dsabanin 8y ago
  Autopilot on planes does not deal with obstacles _at all_. It functions in perfectly controlled environment while being guided by multiple monitoring systems controlled by humans (ie. ATC towers). The metaphor of autopilot for cars just does not work and was used in error.
- compcoffee 8y ago
  >The problem is there is a common misconception among the general public that it's beyond assistance and is partial automation. Again, where do you get that this is a "misconception among the general public"? Read the marketing. Watch the demos. Listen to the claims. "Tap your phone and the car will return to you". Where does being vigilant behind the wheel fit with that?
  - crysin 8y ago
    I think the person you're responding to was saying there's a misconception of what autopilot means in general. People think autopilot is some form of automation for planes but its not. Though I could be reading the person's comment wrong.
    - andrewtbham 8y ago
      Yes, exactly. If you ask an average person what auto pilot does on a plane (with no mention of Tesla). They say it's when a plane flies itself. That is wrong. It's an assistive technology.

by simsla 8y ago

They just really shouldn't have called this autopilot. It creates all the wrong expectations. Better names: - Advanced cruise control - Lane Following Doesn't sound as sexy, though. :-)

noblethrasher 8y ago

… or copilot.

Gys 8y ago

Liquid Lane Lock ? Cogging Cruise Control ?

compcoffee 8y ago

>They just really shouldn't have called this autopilot. It creates all the wrong expectations. Have you read the marketing on the website? All you will need to do is get in and tell your car where to go. If you don’t say anything, the car will look at your calendar and take you there as the assumed destination or just home if nothing is on the calendar. Your Tesla will figure out the optimal route, navigate urban streets (even without lane markings), manage complex intersections with traffic lights, stop signs and roundabouts, and handle densely packed freeways with cars moving at high speed. When you arrive at your destination, simply step out at the entrance and your car will enter park seek mode, automatically search for a spot and park itself. A tap on your phone summons it back to you. So it's not like this is a case of "it's called something that it isn't really", or mismanaged expectations. Tesla is explicitly stating the car drives itself. They still claim it's "Autopilot". Is what they are selling anything close to what is described there?

dpark 8y ago
That’s their pitch for future Autopilot functionality, I believe. They (probably intentionally) make future claims in a way that they can be interpreted as current functionality.

andrewtbham 8y ago

The name is technically correct. Autopilot on planes is an assistive technology. The problem is there is a common misconception among the general public that it's beyond assistance and is partial automation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot Furthermore, even if you're totally aware it's only assistance, there is a tendency to be more easily distracted. That's what a google study found like 5 years ago. I am a huge Tesla fanboy, and stock holder. But be careful.. if you are struggling to remain vigilant... turn off autopilot.

dsabanin 8y ago
Autopilot on planes does not deal with obstacles _at all_. It functions in perfectly controlled environment while being guided by multiple monitoring systems controlled by humans (ie. ATC towers). The metaphor of autopilot for cars just does not work and was used in error.
compcoffee 8y ago
>The problem is there is a common misconception among the general public that it's beyond assistance and is partial automation. Again, where do you get that this is a "misconception among the general public"? Read the marketing. Watch the demos. Listen to the claims. "Tap your phone and the car will return to you". Where does being vigilant behind the wheel fit with that?
- crysin 8y ago
  I think the person you're responding to was saying there's a misconception of what autopilot means in general. People think autopilot is some form of automation for planes but its not. Though I could be reading the person's comment wrong.
  - andrewtbham 8y ago
    Yes, exactly. If you ask an average person what auto pilot does on a plane (with no mention of Tesla). They say it's when a plane flies itself. That is wrong. It's an assistive technology.