Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo...
by drcross on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @02:08PM
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>But autopilot is explicitly a term for hands off operation.
I see you've never skippered a boat.
Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo...
by LeChuck on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @05:45PM
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I have. Lots of them, all over the world. On every ship I've worked on the track pilot is used for hands off operation. Hell, some guys would do paperwork or work on stowage plans during their watch.
Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo...
by JJMcJ on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @02:25PM
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No, just the common understanding of autopilot for aircraft.
I assume, just like with cars, things can happen quickly with a boat.
Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo...
by seppel on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @02:54PM
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> No, just the common understanding of autopilot for aircraft.
The autopilot for a aircraft does whatever it is supposed to do without human supervision. If you turn on keep heading, it will keep the heading (within physical limitations). I guess it is similar for a boat.
Lane assist, however, requires constant human supervision because it is just an assistant. I think this is the important difference that needs to be highlighted here.
In general, in driving, things happen too fast for any control assist system to allow hands off driving.
EDIT: Any existing control assist system
And I don't think we are that close, since "self driving cars" still seem to be limited to "driving at 25 MPH around Mountain View and Sunnyvale where the curbs and streets have been pre-mapped to within inches".