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Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday January 03, 2020 @09:52AM (#21946316)
The only "out of control" Teslas I've heard about are people misusing autopilot.

I could engage the cruise control in my 2011 VW Scirocco and drive straight into a concrete barrier, I don't see any material difference.

In fact I'd imagine that this is happening all over the world on a pretty much daily basis but we don't hear about it because it's not Tesla.

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Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by yumraj on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:42AM (#21947532)
The difference is, using your example, on Tesla it's called Autopilot, while on the VW Scirocco it's called cruise control.

Naming makes a very big difference in how people perceive and use things.

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