[qarl]

> People like the author of the article and people who misuse autopilot are why we can’t have nice things.

Well - yes - exactly. The software protects us from people who will misuse the technology and hurt others.

Cars are extremely dangerous.

[mikem69]

The software makes the car more dangerous.

Instead of watching the road, I’m now having to look and figure out why my car is beeping at me. Apparently, I need to “pay attention to the road”, which is what I was doing before the beeping.

After 6 years and hundreds of thousands of miles using autopilot without any issues, I am now considering just getting an older luxury car that doesn’t have any of this “safety” software.

[acdha]

If the problem is that they shipped a half-assed implementation of an important safety mechanism, the answer is for them to get better at technology, not saying that safety measures are unnecessary. They can disable the features which don’t work until they have time to fix them.

[qarl]

> The software makes the car more dangerous.

Ah yes, and seatbelts make cars more dangerous too - distracting the driving and impeding their movement. Motorcycle helmets impair vision. And gun safety switches make rapid use very difficult.

Right?

[mikem69]

Your car has seatbelts that constantly beep and make you look down to see why? Your helmet constantly nudges you to tell you to watch the road? Your gun safety switch makes a loud noise every time you’re about to fire a gun, reminding you to shoot safely?

Learn to discuss things without hyperbole and straw-men. My Tesla had so many alerts in a short drive that my passenger asked if the car had an issue that required repairs.

I guess in your world, looking away from the road and at a screen to read safety messages promotes safety.

[qarl]

I'm not using straw men or hyperbole. I'm merely pointing out that there are arguments which are structurally the same as yours which are absurd.

I'm happy to learn you don't embrace these absurd arguments - it's hard to guess what an internet stranger will claim.

Sounds like you need to ask Elon to fix his terrible safety implementations.