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> I am not sure why most people think autopilot is hands of the wheel without looking. Well, because they named it autopilot. Autopilot means it pilots... aut
by PostOnce 2y ago
> I am not sure why most people think autopilot is hands of the wheel without looking.
Well, because they named it autopilot.
Autopilot means it pilots... automatically. Automatic pilot. Not Manual Pilot, not with intervention, automatically.
They could have named it "driver assist", "partial-pilot", "advanced cruise control", "automatic lanekeeping" or anything else, but they named it Autopilot. That's Tesla's fault.
- gruez 2y ago>Well, because they named it autopilot. do commercial pilots lean back and whip out their phone when they turn on "autopilot"?
- MegaButts 2y agoCommercial pilots have approximately 100x as much training as your typical driver.
- Hamuko 2y agoNo but they have years of training.
- watwut 2y agoCommercial pilots have that point hammered into their heads. Tesla did everything in their power to convince buyers that "driver is there only for legal purposes" and they can chill instead of driving.
- Yoric 2y agoA few years ago, I sat in an Italian airplane with the cockpit door open. The pilot and copilot spent most of the trip speaking to each other, using their hands to emphasize their words (if you've ever seen two Italians arguing passionately, you'll see what I mean). As far as I could tell, they only had their hands on the instruments during take off and landing. It was a bit weird :)
- MadnessASAP 2y agoYes, there's some caveats to that but the simple answer is yes.
- iknowstuff 2y agoTeslas monitor drivers’ attention via the in-cabin camera. ffs this is such a silly argument
- razemio 2y agoWhy is it named like this on ships or planes then? You most certainly need to intervene, when other vehicles are approaching. Just because this happens less in those environments, the name autopilot certainly fits. If you go back in history, Tesla was one of the first manufacturers, to provide something more than just a lane assist. It is fair in my opinion to search for a different name, that distinguishes yourself from the competition.
- cwillu 2y agoFor the same reason ships have starboard and port, and cars have driver's side and passenger's side. The terminology is different, the surrounding culture is different, and ignoring that will result in tragedy.
- iknowstuff 2y agoTesla established the name autopilot in vehicles. they decided it’s exactly like planes and ships. There is no other concept of autopilot in cars.
- cwillu 2y agoThat's not how words work. They chose that word because it's evocative of exactly what most people think while being just vague enough to give them regulatory deniability.