To be fair, you did say that it literally drove up onto the corner of the intersection and "thank god there were no pedestrians there", which does not make it sound like you were in full control at all times, but rather that it was lucky no one was there or they would have been hit.

Presumably, if they had seen pedestrians standing on the corner, they would have intervened long before Tesla's AI could mount the curb. I've never driven a self driving car but I imagine it's a bit like being a driving instructor whose feet hover over the passenger brake. You'll be a lot more vigilant when the danger or consequence is higher.

> nobody was ever actually in danger

not sure you're qualified to make that assertion, simply based on the series of choices you've described yourself making here.

Only on HN could someone be arrogant enough to think their non-experience is more accurate than another's actual experience.

At no point was anyone—myself, my child, or another party—in any danger. Perhaps that would be different for someone who had never used Autopilot and didn't know how to disengage. But after a year driving that car, I'm comfortable in my assertion that the situation was safe.

But, by all means, please continue with the HN pedantry. We wouldn't want this place to change.