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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by rcMgD2BwE72F on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @03:46AM (#23388666)
All previous mentions of autopilot were for the exact same technology that Tesla uses: assist the pilot but require him/her to keep monitoring its action and intervene when necessary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
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Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au... by monadic2 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:53AM (#23389384)
Ahh yes, people are definitely more familiar with aircraft functionality than they are with hollywood buttons that do magic, tesla definitely did not imply that the car could drive itself.
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