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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by GuB-42 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @05:15PM (#33349578)
One significant difference between Autopilot in Teslas and autopilots in airplanes is that in an airplane you typically have to prove that you can use the autopilot correctly in order to be allowed to fly that plane.

Another difference is that piloting a boat or a plane is usually much less dependent on quick reactions than when you are driving a car. The skies and seas are much more open, with much less traffic than on the road. On a well trimmed plane, I could probably sleep for 10 minutes and there is a good chance nothing will happen. Obviously, it is excessively dangerous, but I am not almost guaranteed to crash as I would be on a car. Flying or sailing is more about precision and planning than it is about reacting.

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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by medion on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:12PM (#33350284)
Having crossed oceans on autopilot, I’ve had three very, very near misses - so even in an environment which is virtually an uninhabited desert in comparison to a road, the risk in not maintaining appropriate and proactive watch is real.
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by throw827474737 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:18PM (#33350365)
Curious, what near missed?
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by nsxwolf on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:59PM (#33350759)
"Near miss?! It's a near hit! A collision is a near miss! 'Oh what a shame, they nearly missed'" - George Carlin
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by FpUser on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @07:38PM (#33351098)
>"George Carlin" -

never get tired listening to the guy. He is just amazing.

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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by medion on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:15AM (#33354673)
Tanker bound for Panama from Hong Kong, not keeping watch. Woke up to engines and lights.

Sailing boat off American Samoa maintaining watch, but watch crew unable to change course (we did).

Near miss with unidentified floating object.

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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by nneonneo on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:58PM (#33350750)
Plus, if something bad does happen in an airplane, the flight crew typically has on the order of minutes to solve or mitigate the problem, vs. mere seconds in a car.
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by LeanderK on Thursday October 27, 2022 @03:56AM (#33354539)
This is a big difference I think. Humans will get distracted but that's not such a problem if you have a reasonable amount of time to get back into control of the situation, but that's not possible in a car.
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by judge2020 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @12:09AM (#33352965)
Obviously the issue with this argument is that people equate "autopilot" to "magically flies the plane for the pilots" thanks to hollywood movies.
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Re:Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims by tgsovlerkhgsel on Thursday October 27, 2022 @03:11AM (#33354226)
Does it nowadays not mostly do that, including following waypoints and being able to execute most or all of the landing?
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