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by new_realist 2449 days ago
Tesla is incentivized to allow users to ignore their warnings, as it gives them a ton of real world data with which to train their algorithms, all the while using case law precedent around “intended use” to shield them from actual liability, even though the abuse is totally foreseeable and easy to prevent.

They’ve been doing this with Autopilot since the beginning: they have the demonstrated ability to restrict Autopilot to highways, which is the only intended use, but they choose not to flip this switch, so that they can use customers (and you, me, and your children) as guinea pigs and collect that sweet, sweet data, which they upload continuously to their servers.

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Elon Musk just tweeted 500000+ parking summons since launch.

They certainly have the front seat compared to any other competitor when it comes to real world scenarios.