[jfrisby]

Except that the car wasn't autonomous here.

The human behind the wheel had been explicitly instructed to keep hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals -- and that it was his responsibility to override the machine's judgement if circumstances warranted.

[rasz_pl]

yet all the PR material talks about autonomous driving, car drives itself wink wink

[jfrisby]

PR is PR -- and yes, the ultimate vision is to get to trustworthy un-assisted self-driving.

And yet, before you can engage this mode the Tesla gives you a very stern warning that it's NOT perfect, and you DO need to keep an eye on what decisions it's making and you MUST keep your hands on the wheel.

We're not talking pages of obtuse legalese, we're talking about a single screenful of clear, straightforward warning text.

Also, as a licensed driver, you have obligations that you are expected to be mindful of, not the least of which is maintaining control of your vehicle at all times.

Are some people going to ignore it? Unfortunately, that's likely. But despite that reality, Tesla's autopilot is apparently doing better in terms of accidents per 100m miles driven than unassisted drivers.