Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misuse of its Autopilot tech

Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by filoleg on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @04:08PM (#22417481)

That's already how it has been working in Tesla cars since a long time ago. Of course, most of those oversensationalized articles won't typically mention it, as it destroys the hype and narrative.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by cjhopman on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @04:23PM (#22417601)

I'm curious why people keep dying in Teslas on AP with their hands off the steering wheel then.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by jsight on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @04:48PM (#22417854)

For the same reason as they do in other cars. But "Tesla" gets a lot more press because of their marketing.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by tziki on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @05:21PM (#22418127)

Tesla gets more attention because they market "self driving" and other car makers don't.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by jsight on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:51AM (#22423377)

If the increased attention were only about the FSD feature, I would agree with you. However, it is often the case for other things about the company as well.

I definitely think Tesla works hard to keep things this way, and my comment was mostly neutral.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by jliptzin on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @04:38PM (#22417763)

It doesn't disengage immediately after taking your hands off the wheel, it starts prompting you after about 5-10 seconds.

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Re:Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misus... by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:47PM (#22419221)

It's actually 40 seconds, at least in my Model 3.

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