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> drivers must be fully in control while using Autopilot Sales guy: "You will love the Full Self Driving feature" Customer: "So I can just let the car dri

> drivers must be fully in control while using Autopilot Sales guy: "You will love the Full Self Driving feature" Customer: "So I can just let the car drive?" Sales guy: "Technically, you must be fully in control, but yes, the car will drive itself" Customer: "But I thought I had to be fully in control" Sales guy: "Oh ya, absolutely, you must be fully in control" Customer: "So I'm fully in control but the Full Self Driving is fully driving?" Sales guy: "Absolutely, it's an amazingly advanced feature that you will love" Customer: "But if I'm fully in control, when does Full Self Driving get a chance to be in control" Sales guy: "The minute you turn it on, there's no delay, it immediately begins Full Self Driving"

sorokod 2y ago
I believe that the official term is "Sales Advisor", would be interesting to see the script they follow in such cases.
vinyl7 2y ago
I don't know what happened but its like all the regulators disappeared and its just anarchy in corporate america
kevincox 2y ago
This is exactly the problem. I think there is very dangerous gap between cruise control (just controlling the speed) and full self driving (the real thing, not the Tesla marketing). I don't know what the exact line is (automatically keeping distance from the car in front seems fine to me, staying in the lane doesn't, but hard to say) but it seems like there should be laws against this dangerous middle area. Personally I think after this point the manufacturer should have to take full responsibility for accidents. (Although questions about maintenance, repairs and modifications will get very complicated.) Humans are really bad at focusing during repetitive tasks. Driving is already pretty repetitive and the more tasks you take away (or take away 99.9% of the time) the more difficult it is for people to stay attentive. I think self-driving is great and will make our roads safer and free up people's time. But I find this "safety driver" situation far too dangerous.

sorokod 2y ago

I believe that the official term is "Sales Advisor", would be interesting to see the script they follow in such cases.

vinyl7 2y ago

I don't know what happened but its like all the regulators disappeared and its just anarchy in corporate america

kevincox 2y ago

This is exactly the problem. I think there is very dangerous gap between cruise control (just controlling the speed) and full self driving (the real thing, not the Tesla marketing). I don't know what the exact line is (automatically keeping distance from the car in front seems fine to me, staying in the lane doesn't, but hard to say) but it seems like there should be laws against this dangerous middle area. Personally I think after this point the manufacturer should have to take full responsibility for accidents. (Although questions about maintenance, repairs and modifications will get very complicated.) Humans are really bad at focusing during repetitive tasks. Driving is already pretty repetitive and the more tasks you take away (or take away 99.9% of the time) the more difficult it is for people to stay attentive. I think self-driving is great and will make our roads safer and free up people's time. But I find this "safety driver" situation far too dangerous.