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Tesla on Autopilot Smashes Straight Through Garage Door, Driver Says (autos.yahoo.com)
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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The reporting states the driving mode in question was Tesla's "autopilot system," instead of the proper Autopilot, which is Tesla's less advanced driving system. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is Tesla's more capable feature, although its name is a misnomer, since it's not capable of fully driving itself and requires constant supervision.

I feel like this section needs a rewrite. What is the distinction they're drawing between "Tesla's 'autopilot system'" and "Autopilot"?

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    It's hard to describe these modes because Tesla purposefully blurs and obfuscates what they actually can/cannot do (like giving them names that are basically synonyms.) Typical confuseopoly strategy.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Are you saying that there are three modes, one called "autopilot system," one called "Autopilot," and one called "Full Self-Driving"? Because otherwise this phrasing:

    the driving mode in question was Tesla’s “autopilot system,” instead of the proper Autopilot

    is confusing in a way that's independent of the way that Tesla's names are confusing.

    My understanding was that there are two modes, one misleadingly called "autopilot" which is basically adaptive cruise control plus lane keeping, and one even more misleadingly called "full self driving," which integrates with the GPS and will also do lane changes and exits. Both will happily plow you into a semi at speed, which makes the names REALLY dumb. But the distinction the article is making, between the "autopilot system" and capital-A "Autopilot," seems like it needs more explanation, and I don't think that's a Tesla distinction.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    "Autopilot" is the category that depending on which car you bought and which DLC skins you paid for might contain "Autopilot" cruise control or "Full Self Driving" or "Autosteer" or "Cruise Control" or other shit that do different things and change names whenever the car updates.

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