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I think there's a conflict in what "self driving car" means. I think many users imagine being chauffered around while they read a tablet, potentially not even
by vorpalhex 6y ago
I think there's a conflict in what "self driving car" means.
I think many users imagine being chauffered around while they read a tablet, potentially not even needing a drivers license.
Meanwhile I think realists and Elon Musk expect a car that is doing most of the menial parts of driving while a licensed human driver is still hands on but not doing much work.
We're close to that realist scenario in many ways for some areas - though I'm sure we'll see a spike in tragedies once it first goes out and people attempt to treat it like scenario one.
Scenario one is a very long ways away from being universal.
- legolas2412 6y agoYou call them realists, I call them misleading marketers. The term to use is driverless. Gives the correct idea of what users imagine. All thsi "self-driving" or FSD is just driver assistance given more capability with no regards to safety.
- mhermher 6y agoIn his intro speech of the Model 3, specifically talking about the FSD he was selling, he talked about something like "one day you could sleep while your car ...". I don't remember the exact quote, but it was something along those lines. Tying it very closely (albeit in some indefinite future) to the product he was selling. He's not a "realist" or "skeptic" in any way.
- vorpalhex 6y agoI used the word "and" there intentionally.
- tim333 6y agoI think Musk thinks the "self driving" will improve as time goes on until it's better than human driving. Which I can see happening but his time scale seems unrealistic. Don't think we'll see a million robotaxis for a while.