For years, and even today, there are Tesla-produced videos that say:
> The driver is only in the seat for legal reasons. The car is driving itself.
So while there is a disclaimer, there's also Tesla's not so subtle nudge nudge wink wink implications.
They did the same with Summon. While the fine print said "Do not use while distracted. Pay attention to the vehicle at all times", the rest of their copy said:
> Have your car come to you while you deal with a fussy child.
Tesla and Musk (and remember, Tesla told the SEC Musk's Twitter is an "official company communication channel") have even linked and re-tweeted videos of people driving entirely hands-free.
Liability lies with the driver, but it would not be hard to argue that the company's under is "Bah. Pesky regulation. All this shit works, but we're just waiting on the law to catch up".
If they'd only called it "advanced cruise control with lane assist" instead, they sure as hell would have improved things.
The Autopilot in Tesla is more like the one you'd find in an A-10C (three options: hold this current level vertical path; hold this heading and altitude, or hold this altitude) than how I guess most people perceive Autopilot to work (like in what Airbus is actually developing now, ie https://www.businessinsider.com.au/airbus-completes-autonomo...
- that article talks to how people incorrectly perceive autopilot to do everything in a plane, for now at least ).
Ie it's a really useful tool, but it's in no way to be confused with FSD.
Wikipedia: "Autopilots do not replace human operators. Instead, the autopilot assists the operator's control of the vehicle"
No one is confused about Tesla's Autopilot because not only do you have to agree on how to use it before you can enable it, but it constantly nags and reminds you while driving.
For years, and even today, there are Tesla-produced videos that say:
> The driver is only in the seat for legal reasons. The car is driving itself.
So while there is a disclaimer, there's also Tesla's not so subtle nudge nudge wink wink implications.
They did the same with Summon. While the fine print said "Do not use while distracted. Pay attention to the vehicle at all times", the rest of their copy said:
> Have your car come to you while you deal with a fussy child.
Tesla and Musk (and remember, Tesla told the SEC Musk's Twitter is an "official company communication channel") have even linked and re-tweeted videos of people driving entirely hands-free.
Liability lies with the driver, but it would not be hard to argue that the company's under is "Bah. Pesky regulation. All this shit works, but we're just waiting on the law to catch up".