[Phrodo_00]

While it might imply otherwise, the message is clear about the _hardware_ being ready for self-driving. That doesn't mean the car is capable of self-driving in general.

[chipotle_coyote]

"This television's hardware is ready for 4K. The television is not capable of displaying 4K in general."

"This speaker's hardware is ready for stereo sound. The speaker is not capable of playing stereo music in general."

"This smartphone's hardware is ready for multitouch input. The phone is not capable of responding to multitouch input in general."

[kzrdude]

Doesn't help, the message they are sending are misleading customers and that's irresponsible.

[loceng]

Does messaging get clarified any if combining it with the messaging of always requiring the driver's attention?

[danso]

How many non-programmers do you think recognize that Tesla is telling a half-truth here?

[wstrange]

At this point it is not even clear that the hardware is in fact capable of self-driving, ever.

I think there is a reason everyone else is using Lidar.

[FireBeyond]

And the reason Tesla is not is (among others) that it's unlikely to be economical on the Model 3.

[cmurf]

Sure. But this is the sort of thing that is in my view an instigator of escalating adversarialism. I recognize this kind of cagey language, but I also recognize that most people don't and I think it's absurd to demand that they do understand it. I put this in the category of false advertising and I think a jury of random people will side with the dead. Hence the defense's job will be to disqualify ordinary people who will go for connotation over denotation.