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Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

To drive a car, a driver must:

accelerate
maintain speed
slow for changing road conditions
make turns
maintain lane position
change lanes
brake for obstacles
be aware of surrounding cars
read road signs and respond
navigate roads to reach a destination

Cruise control can:

accelerate at the driver's input
maintain speed
slow at the driver's input

Autopilot can:

accelerate
maintain speed
slow for changing road conditions
make turns
maintain lane position
change lanes
brake for obstacles
be aware of surrounding cars
read road signs and respond
navigate roads to reach a destination

Which one sounds like it drives the car on its own? Which one is clearly misunderstood by the average driver due to a reference to a feature in an industry experienced by very few people by comparison?