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"pending regulatory approval" They won't get that for a long time. Autopilot is a driver assist feature. The step to "the driver doesn't have to pay attention/

• seniorsassycat 8y ago
  Aren't many parking lots private land and therefore not regulated?
  • mikejb 8y ago
    That's a good point, and I guess highly dependent on location. I honestly don't know how this works in the US, though in Germany pretty much every private parking lot has signs that the road traffic regulations apply, which would then result in the same limitations as on the road. I think (read: hope) that there is some regulation for traffic on privately owned parking lots in the US, and at least a superficial skim of what information the internet has to offer, there are some rules of the road that may also apply to private property (e.g. reckless driving, impaired driving, vehicular homicide, ...). This might limit what Tesla can (or is willing to) do even on privately owned parking lots. But I'm not a lawyer (obviously), so this is just an idiots' take. I guess this question goes on the list of "problems modern technology presents that regulations need to prepare for".
  • unityByFreedom 8y ago
    You can't just run someone over b/c private. The company or driver could be held liable.