Comment on Elon's Death Machine (aka Tesla) Mows Down Deer at Full Speed , Keeps Going on "Autopilot"

• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s self-driving but you need to supervise it because you are both responsible and because it’s not perfect.

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  • chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    but you need to supervise it because you are both responsible and because it’s not perfect

    Not self-driving then. Words have meanings.

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Right. Wikipedia defines it as such

      A self-driving car, also known as a autonomous car (AC), driverless car, robotaxi, robotic car or robo-car,[1][2][3] is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input.

      But also

      Organizations such as SAE have proposed terminology standards. However, most terms have no standard definition and are employed variously by vendors and others. Proposals to adopt aviation automation terminology for cars have not prevailed.

      So there’s no one definition. It is driving by itself. You don’t have to do any driving. But you should keep alert so if something happens you can taker over. Seems like it fits with the general use imo.

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      • chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The definition is that Tesla is shit.

        They’re selling a spotty lane assist as Self Driving when it is not.

        Other companies are selling actual self-driving cars, (even if those companies are fucking up as well) but Tesla is nowhere near that level of autonomy. All because Musk cheaped out on the sensor package.

        Teslas will never be self-driving, because they literally cannot detect the road and obstacles with just their little camera setup.

        They should not be allowed to call it self-driving, or autopilot, or anything else that implies that you can take your hands off the steering wheel.

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