> And it's also called "Autopilot" which sets an extremely different tone and expectation than other driver-assistance/safety technologies.
Only to those not familiar with autopilot systems in aircraft.
It's like the use of "hacker" - here on this site it still (probably) has most of it's original meaning. To the rest of the world it means a guy in a ski-mask with a russian/chinese accent who's after your bank account.
Unfortunately most of the world thinks pilots in commercial aircraft turn on the autopilot and can then go for a sleep, so when they see "Autopilot" on a Tesla, they think they can do the same.
Only if you're happy waking up to find you're about to plow into another large object at a high rate of speed.
The Pilot in Command is expected to sit in their seat and monitor the aircraft, surrounding airspace and the radios, and be ready to take control at a moments notice.
They can't go for a snooze without handing that over to another pilot first.
Only to those not familiar with autopilot systems in aircraft.
It's like the use of "hacker" - here on this site it still (probably) has most of it's original meaning. To the rest of the world it means a guy in a ski-mask with a russian/chinese accent who's after your bank account.
Unfortunately most of the world thinks pilots in commercial aircraft turn on the autopilot and can then go for a sleep, so when they see "Autopilot" on a Tesla, they think they can do the same.