Tesla Recalls 2M Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws

Re:Tesla Recalls 2M Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws by Closi on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:28AM (#38629701)

Well again, Autopilot probably is an accurate word then - because consumers should clearly know the limitations and nuances of Autopilot to safely operate it, and a failure to understand those limitations can clearly have deadly consequences.

Is the argument "You can't call it Autopilot because Autopilot refers to a complex system that requires a skilled operator and needs people to pay constant attention"?

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Re:Tesla Recalls 2M Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws by alistairSH on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:14PM (#38631619)

I don't really care what it's named. I care about the implications of the system in the real world. Humans are notoriously bad at paying attention to boring tasks. This applies to pilots as well as ordinary drivers (thus the massive amount of training, redundant operators, and very details operators manuals/procedures that apply to ATPs). Tesla released a system that encourages people to operate their car with less than 100% focus. That's bad.

I'm not aware of similar reports of crashes/deaths with systems like Subaru's EyeSight or Honda's SensingSuite. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, Mercedes's Drive Pilot.

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Re:Tesla Recalls 2M Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws by Closi on Thursday December 14, 2023 @02:51AM (#38638878)

Fine, we are agreed then.

I’m just talking about the name because that’s what this thread was about.

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