Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by culturestate on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:48AM
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Autopilot on a modern commercial aircraft does much more than hold heading and altitude. It's quite possible for autopilot to fly the plane autonomously almost entirely from takeoff to landing.
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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by VBprogrammer on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:42AM
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Autopilots on aircraft are remarkably dumb in comparison to even the simplest forms of self driving. They are quite capable of flying an aircraft into the side of a mountain if that is what the pilot selects.
Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by Piskvorrr on Thursday April 12, 2018 @09:26AM
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Almost almost, iff on happy path and in good enough weather and this and that...In other words, just what we have here: "it helps you fly/drive, unless it doesn't, but you're still in command and responsible for taking over if it becomes unhappy." With flying, there's rarely a situation such as "concrete wall at 12 o'clock" - this might be the distinction w/r/t driving.
Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d...
by Erlich_Bachman on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:38AM
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The dumbest possible version is still called Autopilot.