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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by FabHK on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @12:55PM (#23834444)
Etymologically though, the co-pilot is pilot along with you and supports you, while the auto-pilot is a pilot by itself, independently (dare I say: autonomously).

"Autopilot" remains a very misleading term in the car context.

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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by chrisseaton on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:44PM (#23837580)
No you have it the wrong way around.

A co-pilot is equal to a pilot.

An autopilot automates just some functions of piloting.

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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by FabHK on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:29PM (#23838844)
That’s my point: what happens to be the case in actual aviation is in some sense the opposite of the words‘ connotations. So, they’re very misleading terms. Which becomes problematic when marketing a powerful, but limited technology to the mass market.
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