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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by ceejayoz on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @08:49PM (#17184036)
> An autopilot maintains heading, and that's all.

Aircraft autopilots can follow a flight plan, maintain an altitude or rate of climb/descent, do an instrument approach, and (using ADS-B) perform an automated avoidance maneuver when another aircraft is too close.

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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:09PM (#17184160)
Some of them can. Others are no more than a gyroscope linked to the rudder.
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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by ceejayoz on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:25PM (#17184270)
Sure, but that's like pointing out that Toyota Corollas exist.
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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by mikeash on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:53PM (#17184404)
In the context of a conversation where people say “car” implies something capable of 200MPH, that would be worth pointing out.
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Re:Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach ... by annerajb on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:04PM (#17184132)
I need to stop being poor and fly a citation. Closest I seen Garmin 430 do is flight path using waypoint.
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