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All of these articles on Autopilot and FSD are hit pieces. Every single other LKAS/ADAS out there today doesn't disengage at traffic signals, road obstacles or
by nunez 3y ago
All of these articles on Autopilot and FSD are hit pieces.
Every single other LKAS/ADAS out there today doesn't disengage at traffic signals, road obstacles or vulnerable road users, like cyclists or pedestrians, yet is more than happy to disengage at the slighest bit of road curvature, usually with minimal or no warning.
Said differently, these systems will happily run over people if they detect lanes and AEB (if equipped!) fails or veer you straight into a median/ditch when the road curves.
While they are more insistent about asking for driver input, these systems can easily be defeated. FSD will lock drivers out of using the system if the in-cabin camera detects phone use (which it is very good at doing according to @greentheonly's videos on the feature that were uploaded earlier last year). This code was merged into production Autopilot code last year, so non-FSD users are given the same treatment.
Meanwhile, you can buy a current model year Volvo XC90 or Porsche Taycan or whatever whose ADASes don't have cameras at all and are more than happy to let you keep thirsting on X or Insta as long as you tap the wheel every so often.
I'm not saying that these reports are wrong. FSD has a lot of work to do. Mine was within an inch of hitting a car in a parking lot the other day (I intervened). I'm saying that if we're going to roast Autopilot/FSD for not being attentive enough, let's also make sure that every other automaker's take on autonomy gets the same treatment.