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Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar by digdigdag on Sunday September 11, 2016 @04:56PM (#12475682)
I don't quite see how it is "creepy". Tesla's autopilot is not a requirement for operating their vehicle. It is an experimental value add that you have to agree in order to be included in the program.

As with any beta testing of software, high-fidelity diagnostic data is a must, especially in these circumstance as you have no other way of simulating the various scenarios people find themselves in when driving.

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Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar by archagon on Sunday September 11, 2016 @05:07PM (#12475742)
I could be wrong, but it seems they phone home for all sorts of things even without autopilot enabled.
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Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar by Fej on Sunday September 11, 2016 @09:12PM (#12476588)
Software that can end lives should not be beta tested on customers. Full stop.

In no way is it acceptable to give customers "experimental" software, overhype it, and disclaim responsibility when it inevitably fails.

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Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar by Piskvorrr on Monday September 12, 2016 @04:36AM (#12478066)
...which gets you Toyota brake pedal software, which, in retrospect, doesn't look tested at all. Better? (Deadlier for sure)
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Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar by yessql on Sunday September 11, 2016 @08:17PM (#12476406)
They log everything whether you opt in or not. But as a cell phone user, I feel like I have opted out of all location privacy already.

I'll trade my location privacy for awesome car capabilities.

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