Re:US moves closer to recalling Tesla’s self-driving software
by buffington on Sunday June 12, 2022 @05:01PM
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Tesla's Autopilot feature is standard. The thing that costs $10k is Full Self Driving.
Which is an example of what I mean when I say "Tesla's biggest problems with any of their autonomous systems is the names they give those systems. They confuse regulators, reporters, and consumers."
Re:US moves closer to recalling Tesla’s self-driving software
by martin_a on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:26AM
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But isn't FSD at this moment just that lane holding assistant?
Anyway... Confusion at its best. :-D
Re:US moves closer to recalling Tesla’s self-driving software
by buffington on Monday June 13, 2022 @05:20PM
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Nope. FSD is the nightmare inducing beta software that does a pretty good job of actually driving for you. This includes stopping at stop signs, making turns, changing lanes. It also sometimes does very dangerous and stupid things, like stopping as it makes a left hand turn, then deciding to start driving against the flow of traffic as a group of cars heads your way. AKA, nightmare inducing.
But "Autopilot" obviously sounds cooler. So you can pay 10k and feel good, while that feature costs 1.300 Euro in my Hyundai (where it also comes with heated seats and steering wheel in the package).
The more I read and see from Tesla, the more it look likes some kind of A/B test on how much money people are willing to spend on a beta software/car-test.