“Auto” here being short for automatic, so “automatic pilot.” I understand your explanation of the term with regards to airplanes, but not everybody understands

“Auto” here being short for automatic, so “automatic pilot.” I understand your explanation of the term with regards to airplanes, but not everybody understands that. Even if the term ‘autopilot’ is technically correct, it might be better to just call it driver assist for now. I’m not laying the blame on Tesla for these sorts of accidents though. Regardless of the name, I think Tesla makes it explicitly clear how the function should be used. I do think there is some friction here between Tesla’s branding and marketing goals, and the long and complex road to safe autonomous driving.