> 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 t

> 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.