Claim: Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn't fix it
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Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn’t fix it::Software’s alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths

    • OcelotEnglish
      4•11 months ago

      That is precisely why autopilot is called a driver assist system. Just like every other manufacturer’s LKAS.

        • OcelotEnglish
          3•11 months ago

          How is that confusing? If you look at the capabilities an airplane autopilot does, it will maintain altitude and heading and make turns at pre-determined points. Autopilot in an airplane does absolutely zero to avoid other airplanes or obstacles, and no airplane is equipped with any AP system that allows the pilot to leave the cockpit.

          Tesla autopilot maintains speed and distance from the car in front of you and keeps you in your lane. Nothing else. It is a perfect name for the system.

          • Flying SquidEnglish
            2•11 months ago

            And you think the average person knows the capabilities of an airplane autopilot?

            • @CmdrShepardEnglish
              2•11 months ago

              I’d hope they would before willfully getting behind the controls of one to operate it. Regardless of what we call it, these people still would have crashed. They both drove into the side of a semi while sitting in the driver’s seat with their hands on the wheel.

              • @renohren@partizle.comEnglish
                2•11 months ago

                That because tesla induced them to think it was level 4 or 5 while FSD is level 2 (like most Toyotas are ) but with a few extra options.

                And as long as there is a need for a human to endorse responsability, it will remain at level 2.

                • @CmdrShepardEnglish
                  1•11 months ago

                  A) Autopilot and the FSD beta are two totally separate systems and FSD wasn’t even available as an option when one of these crashes occurred.

                  B) where’s the evidence that these drivers believed they were operating a level 4 or 5 system?

                  • @renohren@partizle.comEnglish
                    1•11 months ago

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                    Sorry about it, mixed up the two. I’m an empty head.

    • @silvercove@lemdro.idEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Then you should call it driver asist, not autopilot.

      Also Tesla’s advertisement is based on “having solved self driving”.