How Safe Is Tesla Autopilot?

Re:How Safe Is Tesla Autopilot? by jedmeyers on Monday September 19, 2016 @02:17PM (#12533454)

I don't think the average consumer will think about boat 'autopilot' when he hears the term. For most people autopilots are associated with airplanes, because that's where there are actual pilots, not drivers or helmsmen.

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Re:How Safe Is Tesla Autopilot? by jws on Monday September 19, 2016 @02:41PM (#12533654)

In the English language, a "pilot" has meant "one who steers a ship" for almost 500 years. In 1848 it got used for balloonists, in 1907 it got used for airplane steering people.

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Re:How Safe Is Tesla Autopilot? by jedmeyers on Monday September 19, 2016 @03:49PM (#12534165)

I doubt there are a lot of people currently alive who associate the 'pilot' term with maritime activities, unless it's explicitly stated.

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