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Are there any car companies that have the auto-pilot capabilities of Tesla? I drove one the other weekend and was blown away, I’m not aware of any car companies

Are there any car companies that have the auto-pilot capabilities of Tesla? I drove one the other weekend and was blown away, I’m not aware of any car companies that the same level of software integration as Tesla.

Animats 6y ago
Most of them, but with less hype than Tesla.[1] All the big automakers have a Level 2 system - lane keeping and autobrake. Nobody is shipping level 3. Cruise and Google have level 4 on the road, doing taxi service, in small scale tests. [1] https://www.gmc.com/safety-features https://www.gmc.com/safety-features
- mikeyouse 6y ago
  I think every Subaru shipped comes with Level 2 now? So for $23k or something, you can have a properly made car with lane keeping, traffic jam assist, adaptive cruise control, etc. etc. It won't turn at stop signs for you but feels much safer when considered with today's state of self-driving.
  - cmckn 6y ago
    Totally agree; many cars in the 20-30k range have plenty of “auto-pilot” features already. Sure, my Honda doesn’t stop at lights that are green[0], or ignore stop signs in parking lots[0], so I guess there’s still work to be done. [0] https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/tesla-full-self-driving-capability-review-falls-short-of-its-name/ https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/tesla-ful...
  - sbrother 6y ago
    It's absolutely nothing like autopilot. Source: I've owned a Tesla for the past three years and I drove a friend's brand new Outback a couple months ago. Autopilot is smooth, easy to use, and lets you basically "monitor" instead of driving for any highway driving. Overtaking a slow car is just tapping the turn signal, and it handles waiting for a window, merging, and accelerating for you. The Subaru version on the other hand is more of a "driver safety" tool that would sometimes stop you from drifting all the way out of lane, but was nowhere near reliable enough to be relied on to steer.
    - gamblor956 6y ago
      The Subaru version on the other hand is more of a "driver safety" tool that would sometimes stop you from drifting all the way out of lane, but was nowhere near reliable enough to be relied on to steer. Subaru markets it as a driver assistance tool, not as a replacement for the driver.
mhh__ 6y ago
No companies (including Tesla) have the capabilities Tesla claim to have. It's cool but it's clearly not ready. That and I'm completely lost about the software-in-my-car thing - music, sure, but what else actually matters while the car is a tool rather than a self driving service (if you will)

Animats 6y ago

Most of them, but with less hype than Tesla.[1] All the big automakers have a Level 2 system - lane keeping and autobrake. Nobody is shipping level 3. Cruise and Google have level 4 on the road, doing taxi service, in small scale tests. [1] https://www.gmc.com/safety-features https://www.gmc.com/safety-features

mikeyouse 6y ago
I think every Subaru shipped comes with Level 2 now? So for $23k or something, you can have a properly made car with lane keeping, traffic jam assist, adaptive cruise control, etc. etc. It won't turn at stop signs for you but feels much safer when considered with today's state of self-driving.
- cmckn 6y ago
  Totally agree; many cars in the 20-30k range have plenty of “auto-pilot” features already. Sure, my Honda doesn’t stop at lights that are green[0], or ignore stop signs in parking lots[0], so I guess there’s still work to be done. [0] https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/tesla-full-self-driving-capability-review-falls-short-of-its-name/ https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/tesla-ful...
- sbrother 6y ago
  It's absolutely nothing like autopilot. Source: I've owned a Tesla for the past three years and I drove a friend's brand new Outback a couple months ago. Autopilot is smooth, easy to use, and lets you basically "monitor" instead of driving for any highway driving. Overtaking a slow car is just tapping the turn signal, and it handles waiting for a window, merging, and accelerating for you. The Subaru version on the other hand is more of a "driver safety" tool that would sometimes stop you from drifting all the way out of lane, but was nowhere near reliable enough to be relied on to steer.
  - gamblor956 6y ago
    The Subaru version on the other hand is more of a "driver safety" tool that would sometimes stop you from drifting all the way out of lane, but was nowhere near reliable enough to be relied on to steer. Subaru markets it as a driver assistance tool, not as a replacement for the driver.

mhh__ 6y ago

No companies (including Tesla) have the capabilities Tesla claim to have. It's cool but it's clearly not ready. That and I'm completely lost about the software-in-my-car thing - music, sure, but what else actually matters while the car is a tool rather than a self driving service (if you will)