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Re:Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control crashes into van by FussyZeus on Thursday May 26, 2016 @12:35PM (#11779314)
I wouldn't even classify this as an issue, this is CRUISE CONTROL, not auto-pilot. It's meant to meter your speed not your heading, and the heading is what needed adjusting. Driver was clearly not paying attention or he would've followed the car the Tesla was likely tracking for speed.

I don't think the tech is at fault here at all, if you were using regular cruise control in this scenario nothing would've changed.

I mean if the CC slammed on the brakes every time it passed a bridge pylon or a stationary car THAT would be broken.

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Re:Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control crashes into van by robotresearcher on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:00PM (#11779534)
> this is CRUISE CONTROL, not auto-pilot

I give the same response as above. Tesla names this feature 'Autopilot'. The tech is not at fault (though it could be better), but the user expectation and understanding of the tech is faulty, and I think part of this is the name Tesla is using. In this case their ambition is ahead of common sense.

See 'Autopilot' as a major feature on their site:

https://www.teslamotors.com/models

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