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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by matt2000 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @03:12PM (#16814455)
The thing that sometimes gets lost in the debate around Tesla autopilot (IMO), is that it's possible for self driving cars to be theoretically better than human drivers, AND that Tesla's implementation of that concept to be overall worse.

From the recent accidents it seems clear that Tesla autopilot is just not that great in it's current form. Even if it's following a line that it mistakes for a lane marker, how is it ok that it can't stop for a large obstacle in front of the car when given plenty of distance before a crash? How is this not a totally unacceptable type of failure for a system like this?

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by thebluehawk on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @06:05PM (#16816170)
Autopilot is not an implementation of self-driving cars... You have a completely wrong understanding of this system.

It's basically cruise control that has some lane keeping abilities. If you put your (non-TACC) car in cruise control on the freeway and then ignored everything around you, you will rear end someone, and it's not cruise controls fault. If you put a lane-keeping assist car (like Tesla or others) and completely ignored the road, it will crash eventually. AutoPilot is cruise control with some lane keeping abilities, it is not self-driving. You choose when to activate it (just like cruise control), and every single time you do it tells you to pay attention and keep your hands on the wheel.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by brain_dev on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:56AM (#16819113)
> It's basically cruise control that has some lane keeping abilities.

And this is exactly why calling it Autopilot is immoral and dangerous.

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