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Everyone who purchases a Tesla understands the limitations of its autopilot system at this point. So no, that is definitely not a big part of what is driving th

• fxtentacle 7y ago
  In the original article, the comparison between i3 and Tesla boils down to range and the supposed advantages of the autopilot software. So at the very least, the authors of that article were unaware that the limitations of Tesla's autopilot make it effectively equal to the i3's assistance systems for everyday use.
• ben_w 7y ago
  My sister works in car sales. She’s no idiot, but she talks about self driving cars as if it’s all fully developed. Last time I talked with her, she didn’t know about the SAE levels 0-5. Almost everyone else I talk to outside of software seems to pigeonhole AI as magic — either they’re believers who think it can pass the Turing Test, or they’re non-believers who refuse to accept it can do what is in 2020 the AI equivalent of Hello World. So no, I don’t think most people do know; rather, I think most people either think it’s impossible or perfect already.