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Re:Tesla Autopilot Crash: Why We Should Worry About a Single... by andrei_says_ on Monday July 11, 2016 @03:43PM (#12073774)
What a tragic misnaming of a feature. I see this over and over again, people expect the "autopilot" to drive the car for them.

Naming it something like "cruise-assist" or similar would remove so much confusion and expectation.

It's a wonderful car, with great features and one terrible UX flaw in labeling a core feature.

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Re:Tesla Autopilot Crash: Why We Should Worry About a Single... by stannol on Monday July 11, 2016 @04:24PM (#12074180)
I wouldn't say it's tragic, I'd say it's negligent misnaming. The people in charge surely were aware that some users would use it in way it shouldn't be used due to the expectations caused by its name. Some of the blame for these accidents is on them.
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