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As a frequent user of autopilot, I can assure you it is nothing close to NOT DRIVING. It is advanced cruise control and you need to be attentive. Even full self
by tensor 3y ago
As a frequent user of autopilot, I can assure you it is nothing close to NOT DRIVING. It is advanced cruise control and you need to be attentive. Even full self driving does many many things imperfectly, requiring you to take over. I'm not even talking about dangerous situations, just regular driving. It often won't move over when you want, it's too rough taking off ramps, and so on.
If you want to go down the road of regulation, I would like to see ALL driving assists subjected to the same laws. So no cruise control for you without cameras watching your eyes and all the rest. Though personally, I think it's fine as it is, making it very clear that you are still driving. Tesla doesn't do well at the latter in their marketing.
- burnte 3y ago> As a frequent user of autopilot, I can assure you it is nothing close to NOT DRIVING. And yet they're allowed to market it as "auto pilot" which is clearly an "I'm not required to be attentive" message. I agree, though, it's advanced cruise but not true driverless driving. It's not even worth it, to me. If I have not only monitor the road but "someone else's" driving, that's more work than just driving.
- njarboe 3y agoThe semantic difference between "cruise control" and "auto pilot" seems minimal to me. Imagine you have never heard of the term "cruise control" and a car company used the term.
- csa 3y ago> If I have not only monitor the road but "someone else's" driving, that's more work than just driving. This is how I feel about FSD. Autopilot, on the other hand, is really good for on the highway/interstate. Speed regulation, maintaining spacing, and lane assist are all smoothly implemented. It is certainly less work than driving, typically by a lot. I say this with about 20k miles of autopilot usage in my model y.