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It's not okay to over hype a product and calling an autopilot when it's really just a glorified automatic break system and steering system. This caused people t

It's not okay to over hype a product and calling an autopilot when it's really just a glorified automatic break system and steering system. This caused people to die, and similar story doesn't seem to happen with other car brand with similar feature in their car (automatic breaking and automatic stearing in traffic).

atatatat 5y ago
> It's not okay to over-hype a product and call it an autopilot, when it's really just a glorified automatic brake and steering system. > This caused people to die; similar stories don't seem to happen with other car brands with similar features (automatic braking, and automatic steering in traffic).
- kbenson 5y ago
  The difference being called out is not one of capability, but of perception. People don't go to sleep on purpose behind something like "enhanced cruise control", but apparently if you call it autopilot then some people feel fine doing just that (or riding in the back seat, for example).
brianwawok 5y ago
There are plenty of warning messages about what exactly AP does and does not do. It requires your hands on the wheel. The people who have "died" using AP, have bought defeater devices on eBay and ignored the warnings. No different than putting a rock on your gas pedal and being sad if something bad happens. Personal responsibility is a thing. You can't just read the name of something and decide how it works, without reading the manual or the warnings. None of this is meant as an attack. If you really haven't read he Tesla manual, give it a read. AP starts on page 89: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_y_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_y_owners_man... To me, it is clear on what it can and cannot do, and how to act.
kbenson 5y ago
Autopilot is a horrible name. Not because it's not accurate, as it is pretty damn accurate to what autopilot means in the real world for planes, but because the general populace has a very poor understanding of what autopilot in planes actually is, and plays into that misunderstanding in a dangerous way.

atatatat 5y ago

> It's not okay to over-hype a product and call it an autopilot, when it's really just a glorified automatic brake and steering system. > This caused people to die; similar stories don't seem to happen with other car brands with similar features (automatic braking, and automatic steering in traffic).

kbenson 5y ago
The difference being called out is not one of capability, but of perception. People don't go to sleep on purpose behind something like "enhanced cruise control", but apparently if you call it autopilot then some people feel fine doing just that (or riding in the back seat, for example).

brianwawok 5y ago

There are plenty of warning messages about what exactly AP does and does not do. It requires your hands on the wheel. The people who have "died" using AP, have bought defeater devices on eBay and ignored the warnings. No different than putting a rock on your gas pedal and being sad if something bad happens. Personal responsibility is a thing. You can't just read the name of something and decide how it works, without reading the manual or the warnings. None of this is meant as an attack. If you really haven't read he Tesla manual, give it a read. AP starts on page 89: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_y_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_y_owners_man... To me, it is clear on what it can and cannot do, and how to act.

kbenson 5y ago

Autopilot is a horrible name. Not because it's not accurate, as it is pretty damn accurate to what autopilot means in the real world for planes, but because the general populace has a very poor understanding of what autopilot in planes actually is, and plays into that misunderstanding in a dangerous way.