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This is a silly semantic argument. Many people drive cars; very few fly aircraft. The meaning of a word in the second context has little to do with the first.

paulddraper 8y ago
Please elaborate. In what more common context does autopilot imply no standby human operator?
- simion314 8y ago
  It does not mean it must exists for people to know what it means, if I say "teleportation transport" you know what it means without having to seen one working before. Why you don't ask some people what an autopilot capable car should be able to do, then ask what a lane assist capable car should do, then see if the answers match.
  - paulddraper 8y ago
    I didn't say it had to exist. I asked "in what context". If I understand you right, the answer is "in the theoretical context"?
    - simion314 8y ago
      Say in movies,books, pop culture context autopilot means something that drives itself.
- detaro 8y ago
  Standby, yes. Tesla's Autopilot appears to not be able to guarantee that sub-second reactions to random situations aren't necessary, at which point it's IMHO not "standby" anymore. An airliner's autopilot can do this for phases of the flight, backed up by ATC, collision warning systems, height over ground and the relative emptiness of the sky. In other situations, it needs close supervision too, but the first case probably leads the general public to associate the term with "standby".
  - paulddraper 8y ago
    In that case, the analogy to airplane autopilot is indeed inappropriate. Airpline autopilot can have a standby human operator, with more than a second transition time.
Barrin92 8y ago
I don't understand why you're downvoted. The reason we leave the plane nomenclature to the pilots is that we know that pilots are trained professionals and understand what 'autopilot' implies and what its technical limits are. Unless we expect the same rigor of people operating a vehicle, advertising matters. There aren't exactly a lot of pilots who will take the hand of the wheel and read a comic because they mistake the capabilities of the plane

paulddraper 8y ago

Please elaborate. In what more common context does autopilot imply no standby human operator?

simion314 8y ago
It does not mean it must exists for people to know what it means, if I say "teleportation transport" you know what it means without having to seen one working before. Why you don't ask some people what an autopilot capable car should be able to do, then ask what a lane assist capable car should do, then see if the answers match.
- paulddraper 8y ago
  I didn't say it had to exist. I asked "in what context". If I understand you right, the answer is "in the theoretical context"?
  - simion314 8y ago
    Say in movies,books, pop culture context autopilot means something that drives itself.
detaro 8y ago
Standby, yes. Tesla's Autopilot appears to not be able to guarantee that sub-second reactions to random situations aren't necessary, at which point it's IMHO not "standby" anymore. An airliner's autopilot can do this for phases of the flight, backed up by ATC, collision warning systems, height over ground and the relative emptiness of the sky. In other situations, it needs close supervision too, but the first case probably leads the general public to associate the term with "standby".
- paulddraper 8y ago
  In that case, the analogy to airplane autopilot is indeed inappropriate. Airpline autopilot can have a standby human operator, with more than a second transition time.

Barrin92 8y ago

I don't understand why you're downvoted. The reason we leave the plane nomenclature to the pilots is that we know that pilots are trained professionals and understand what 'autopilot' implies and what its technical limits are. Unless we expect the same rigor of people operating a vehicle, advertising matters. There aren't exactly a lot of pilots who will take the hand of the wheel and read a comic because they mistake the capabilities of the plane