That's surprising, I hadn't seen that. Could you link to an example?
This page (https://www.tesla.com/support/full-self-driving-computer) says "Will help us enable a new level of autonomy with regulators approval"
And many many more for Elon Musk's Twitter and various appearances.
> *Will the FSD Computer make my car fully autonomous?*
> Not yet. All Tesla cars require active driver supervision and are not autonomous. With the FSD Computer, we expect to achieve a new level of autonomy as we gain billions of miles of experience using our features. The activation and use of these features are dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers, as well as regulatory approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions.
That clearly states that there is still a technical challenge to overcome which is prior to any regulatory issues.
This page (https://www.tesla.com/support/full-self-driving-computer) says "Will help us enable a new level of autonomy with regulators approval"
And many many more for Elon Musk's Twitter and various appearances.
So, one has to compare computer vs human. In fact, more than that. One cannot compare modern technology to one from the previous century. So one must compare computer to the best passive driver assistance that one can develop for humans. So Tesla must compare a driverless solution to their own driver assistance solutions aiding drivers, and not the "average car on the road"