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Like I said, there is a difference between the facts, that you state, and how the PR and marketing are presenting them. You don't even need to go far at all, h
by nolok 4y ago
Like I said, there is a difference between the facts, that you state, and how the PR and marketing are presenting them.
You don't even need to go far at all, here are the very first words, right now, on tesla "autopilot" page [1]:
> Tesla cars come standard with advanced hardware capable of providing Autopilot features, and full self-driving capabilities
You cannot in good conscience tell me that this doesn't implies something different than reality, and please don't be one of those that try to claim "no, the word autopilot doesn't ring any bell in people's head they don't have any preconception".
You need to go all the way down half the page, a full 4 scrolls down on my 1600px tall screen, to see "Current Autopilot features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous."
So yes, like I said, the fine line always give the trick. But the marketing pushed forward implies something different, and if marketing didn't work we wouldn't be doing it.
(that's just one exemple amongst lots of them)
[1] : https://www.tesla.com/autopilot https://www.tesla.com/autopilot
- brandonagr2 4y agoThe same way that cruise control = self accelerating car, autopilot = self driving car. In both cases the human is using a tool to operate the vehicle. Are you asserting that other systems like drivepilot, pro pilot assist, or blue cruise are safer and promote a better understanding of their capability because a few letters are different in the marketing name?
- nolok 4y agoI am asserting people have a set idea of what the word "autopilot" means, and it doesn't mean "unable to pilot on its own without me being fully attentive to it at all times". And I am also asserting that this name was chosen specifically for this implication.