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The technology is called “autopilot”. Blame the expectations of consumers for safe use on Tesla marketing.
by monadic2 6y ago
The technology is called “autopilot”. Blame the expectations of consumers for safe use on Tesla marketing.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 6y agoAll previous mentions of autopilot were for the exact same technology that Tesla uses: assist the pilot but require him/her to keep monitoring its action and intervene when necessary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
- monadic2 6y agoAhh yes, people are definitely more familiar with aircraft functionality than they are with hollywood buttons that do magic, tesla definitely did not imply that the car could drive itself.