Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on...
by birdyrooster on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:07PM
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Tesla's Auto Pilot website makes claims that other auto manufacturers don't make like:
"With the new Tesla Vision cameras, sensors and computing power, your Tesla will navigate tighter, more complex roads."
There is a lot implied in the short phrasing of "navigate tighter, more complex roads". It also begs the question that Tesla's capabilities were sufficient in the first place.
"All new Tesla cars have the hardware needed in the future for full self-driving in almost all circumstances. The system is designed to be able to conduct short and long distance trips with no action required by the person in the driver’s seat."
Why make potentially misleading and untested future-looking statements when consumer safety should be the focus of a system like this? https://www.tesla.com/autopilot
Let's hold people responsible for their actions, not objects. It's one thing to say "autopilot makes it hard to focus", it's another thing to say "autopilot made me pick up the phone while driving, and lie about it".