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As long as it's called "autopilot" it's going to be a problem.
by Decker87 5y ago
As long as it's called "autopilot" it's going to be a problem.
- reasonabl_human 5y agoI disagree. It is an autopilot that works well when applied correctly, it is not generally viable full self driving which is what I think people tend to hear when they read ‘autopilot’. Wikipedia: “An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace human operators. Instead, the autopilot assists the operator's control of the vehicle, allowing the operator to focus on broader aspects of operations.” The problem is when people don’t understand the difference between an autopilot driver assist system and a fully autonomous vehicle.
- alphabetting 5y agowould you agree though that "full self driving" is not such a great name for a feature which isn't full self driving? Telsa's are rated as very safe cars, but this marketing tactic is definitely not.
- reasonabl_human 5y agoYes, I very much agree with that. ‘FSD Capability’ in its functional form doesn’t exist yet, people are buying it in advance to access beta autopilot enhancements which are then problematically referred to as ‘FSD’ colloquially. It would be more informative for Tesla to clarify these or change the naming convention... but it’s a convenient hype angle, probably why they keep this naming setup. The issue seems to be when people think that these limited beta enhancements of autopilot are FSD, when in fact, nobody has FSD yet. Tesla doesn’t do marketing in a traditional sense so I don’t think it’s a marketing failure but considering the dangers of confusing this FSD sentiment it should be clarified abundantly when signing up, signing waivers, something like that...