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It would have been fine were it not for The Sink Man’s aggressive insistence that it be called something it objectively is not and his assertions that his pipe
by more_corn 4y ago
It would have been fine were it not for The Sink Man’s aggressive insistence that it be called something it objectively is not and his assertions that his pipe dream would work imminently.
He sold “Full Self Driving” when he had nothing close. Abstractly speaking he sold a thing he didn’t have, one which every expert agreed he wouldn’t be able to deliver (some say ever, more optimistic people say not soon) and which he proved to be unable to make.
That’s Theranos level fraud. It’s not that blood testing is impossible, it’s that they sold a thing that’s not possible and swore up and down that you had, and people paid for it under false pretenses.
Refunding everyone who bought FSD and accurately labeling it (Dangerously incomplete driver assist perhaps?) should be the very least they are required to do.
Requiring the sink man to stop lying about it and putting some real teeth behind the requirement is probably reasonable too (we found that multi million dollar fines just make him laugh, but a billion dollar penalty makes him sit up. Just putting that out there)
- theGnuMe 4y agoA big issue is that people have died because of autopilot. There is probably some liability there. Is it Ford Pinto level liability or what? This is the lawyers talking so a lot rides on the Judge.
- cryptoegorophy 4y agoSaying people died because of autopilot is the same as saying people have died because of seat belts. Seat belts work and saved far many lives than they claimed. Similar to autopilot, it saved people far more than it killed as well as prevented numerous accidents. As a user (I am one) you need to know its limitations and weak spots, but overall it outperforms humans by far.
- leoh 4y agoSeatbelts are monotonically helpful for safety “FSD” is not
- theGnuMe 4y agoIt’s not the same thing at all. Seat belts are legally mandated safety devices. Autopilot is not. Even then if your seat belt malfunctions you’d have a claim against the manufacturer. Remember the exploding Takata airbags and shrapnel?