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It seems to be forever in beta. It’s not clear that the technology as currently implemented can ever achieve what it set out to do.

• gfodor 3y ago
  That's true, it's still unclear if the method Tesla is taking will eventually work. That's not the definition of snake oil. They're approaching the problem differently, because they think if they solve it this way it will be a better outcome for a variety of reasons, and are working extremely hard on it.
  • djur 3y ago
    What makes people call it snake oil is the salesperson (Musk) repeatedly making false claims about both the capability (summon your car from across the country...) and availability (... by 2018!) of the technology.
  • shkkmo 3y ago
    The key part of it being "snake oil" is selling the system before it actually works. It has nothing to do with the approach to solving the problem.