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Complaints are by people who have inaccurate assumptions of the term autopilot. Autopilot originated in aviation, and has always been an assistant to the pilot,

Complaints are by people who have inaccurate assumptions of the term autopilot. Autopilot originated in aviation, and has always been an assistant to the pilot, never a replacement. The term is used accurately, and complainers are just ill informed. Autopilot has never been what a layman assumed.

D-Coder 6y ago
Tesla is not selling these trucks to pilots.
foepys 6y ago
Aviation requires years of training plus training for the specific type of aircraft. Commercial pilots need thousands of hours as co-pilots before they can be in command. Pilots are also in constant contact with coordinators (ATC) or follow exact routes, dozens or even hundreds of miles apart from other aircraft, where contact is not possible (e.g. over the North Pole). How is this comparable to the relative mayhem on public roads?
kohtatsu 6y ago
> Autopilot has never been what a layman assumed. This is actually my biggest gripe; it's an awful misnomer that most laymen don't understand. I really hope they'll rename it, people have died because of the attitudes towards Autopilot and it would help address that. Edit: they did adjust the wording on the Autopilot page to be a lot more clear. In February 2019 https://tesla.com/autopilot https://tesla.com/autopilot opened with: Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars All Tesla vehicles produced in our factory, including Model 3, have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver http://web.archive.org/web/20190219105618/https://www.tesla.com/autopilot http://web.archive.org/web/20190219105618/https://www.tesla.... Since then it has opened with: Future of Driving All new Tesla cars come standard with advanced hardware capable of providing Autopilot features today, and full self-driving capabilities in the future—through software updates designed to improve functionality over time. Which helps make the distinction between Autopilot and FSD.

D-Coder 6y ago

Tesla is not selling these trucks to pilots.

foepys 6y ago

Aviation requires years of training plus training for the specific type of aircraft. Commercial pilots need thousands of hours as co-pilots before they can be in command. Pilots are also in constant contact with coordinators (ATC) or follow exact routes, dozens or even hundreds of miles apart from other aircraft, where contact is not possible (e.g. over the North Pole). How is this comparable to the relative mayhem on public roads?

kohtatsu 6y ago

> Autopilot has never been what a layman assumed. This is actually my biggest gripe; it's an awful misnomer that most laymen don't understand. I really hope they'll rename it, people have died because of the attitudes towards Autopilot and it would help address that. Edit: they did adjust the wording on the Autopilot page to be a lot more clear. In February 2019 https://tesla.com/autopilot https://tesla.com/autopilot opened with: Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars All Tesla vehicles produced in our factory, including Model 3, have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver http://web.archive.org/web/20190219105618/https://www.tesla.com/autopilot http://web.archive.org/web/20190219105618/https://www.tesla.... Since then it has opened with: Future of Driving All new Tesla cars come standard with advanced hardware capable of providing Autopilot features today, and full self-driving capabilities in the future—through software updates designed to improve functionality over time. Which helps make the distinction between Autopilot and FSD.