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Re:Tesla must pay $329M in damages in fatal Autopilot case, ... by lotsofpulp on Friday August 01, 2025 @04:56PM (#44762404)
Autopilot is used when referring to a plane (until Tesla started using it as a name for their cruise control that can steer and keep distance).

In the context of a plane, autopilot always meant automatic piloting at altitude, and everyone knew it was the human pilots that were taking off and landing the plane.

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Re:Tesla must pay $329M in damages in fatal Autopilot case, ... by MBCook on Friday August 01, 2025 @08:49PM (#44764022)
Did they?

I think you may be overestimating how much average people know about autopilot systems.

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Re:Tesla must pay $329M in damages in fatal Autopilot case, ... by lotsofpulp on Saturday August 02, 2025 @06:30AM (#44766386)
Pilot is a relatively high status career. They are always shown taking off and landing in tv shows and movies. I would be surprised if people thought they just sit back and relax the entire time.
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Re:Tesla must pay $329M in damages in fatal Autopilot case, ... by aaomidi on Saturday August 02, 2025 @08:25AM (#44767033)
Be prepared to be surprised
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