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For 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 d
by cwillu 2y ago
For 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.