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Look, I understand people have issues with the naming. FSD is a separate issue and they've been selling it for years without having any sort of working software
by andrewmunsell 6y ago
Look, I understand people have issues with the naming. FSD is a separate issue and they've been selling it for years without having any sort of working software you can actually use, without any indication that it ever will work as advertised (an "actual" full self-driving system).
But if a plane on autopilot crashed because the pilot wasn't paying attention, the pilot would be at 100% fault. That's the origin of the naming, even if it's confusing to a layperson. I'm not here to argue about whether they should call it this or not.
- nrmitchi 6y agoAutopilot in an airplane is something used by people who have gone through explicit training and licensing in order to be allowed to fly an airplane. Even getting a basic private pilot's license, which has extreme restrictions on when you can fly, takes months. Expecting the same level of competency and understanding of tools from an airline pilot, and the every day driver who hasn't passed a driving test since they were 16 years old, is ludicrous at best.
- rowanG077 6y agoBut people have to go through explicit training and licensing to be allowed to drive a car as well...
- mike_d 6y agoYou actually raise a great point here. When the autopilot system in an aircraft fails, as was the case in Air France 447, government authorities step in. They ground every aircraft with that equipment, conduct investigations, ask other countries to also look at the data to see if they come to the same conclusions, and ultimately hold the manufacture responsible for failing to meet airworthiness standards. Pilots are generally _not_ found at fault for equipment failures unless it is something part of the pre-flight checklist.