>This is a misconception I hear from folks who never planned to own one but not from owners. And it's a misconception that Tesla happily took advantage of in t

>This is a misconception I hear from folks who never planned to own one but not from owners. And it's a misconception that Tesla happily took advantage of in their marketing for years. Their autopilot webpage used to be titled "Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars". The marketing copy said stuff like "all Tesla vehicles... have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver." They neglected to mention that the software wasn't at that level yet, which I think is incredibly misleading since the hardware by itself is useless (and without corresponding software, it remains to be seen if the hardware they are using actually is capable of full self-driving)