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Re:U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency ve... by MisterTea on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:30PM (#28202554)
> "* It maintains my distance from the car in front and my speed while keeping me in my lane, so my brain no longer has to worry about those mundane things.*"

Ive been driving for 25 years, cars, trucks, trailers, standard and auto transmissions, and I have never once thought to myself "I'd be such a better diver if I didn't have to pay attention to my speed, lane keeping or following distance" Why? Because those mundane things are already on autopilot in my brain.

Posts like yours are so absurd to met that I cant help but think shill.

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Re:U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency ve... by jedberg on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:52PM (#28202808)
I've been driving for 29 years, and I never thought those things either until I got autopilot (and I don't have a Tesla BTW, I have a different autopilot system). While those things were autopilot in my brain, they still took brain power. It's so much more relaxing not worrying about those things.

It's like people who do math by hand and then get a calculator.

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Re:U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency ve... by spywaregorilla on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:54PM (#28202823)
Maybe you're a great driver then. Have you ever shared the road with someone who was a terrible driver?
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Re:U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency ve... by studentrob on Monday August 16, 2021 @05:53PM (#28203426)
Yes. Those are people who think they can go hands free, use their phone or watch a movie while on autopilot.
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Re:U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency ve... by rrix2 on Monday August 16, 2021 @08:36PM (#28204731)
theyre also likely the same type of folks who fall for marketing like "full self driving" without investigating critically or even reading through the analog and digital shrinkwrap they have to tear through to get to their date or appointment or whatever on time.
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