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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by Shivetya on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:26PM (#12028279)
Well Tesla's first fault and major one is their naming of the feature.
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by dilemma on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:33PM (#12028302)
The naming and marketing of it. Will they admit fault and change?
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by DonaldFisk on Sunday July 03, 2016 @09:49PM (#12028531)
Perhaps drivers overestimate the capabilities of autopilots in aircraft? A pilot still has to practise see and avoid when using an autopilot.
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by eyelidlessness on Monday July 04, 2016 @01:13AM (#12028976)
> Perhaps drivers overestimate the capabilities of autopilots in aircraft?

Of course they do, which is why it's such brilliant and irresponsible marketing.

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