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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Last time I tried autopilot was 4 years ago, so I imagine things have become better. That said, on a test drive, on a rainy day, auto lane change did some fighting stuff. Thought lanes were clear, learned they weren’t, then violently ripped the car back to the origin lane in conditions that were prime for hydroplaning.

My wife and I were scared shitless, and the woman from Telsa, who was also in the car, tried to reassure us by saying “it’s ok, this is normal.”

Then we return the car to the parking lot and auto park almost took out a kid in an enclosed parking structure.

I imagine it’s become better in 4 years, but how that was street legal baffled my mind.

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BB69@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
None of what you mentioned is in basic autopilot. Autopilot is lane keep and traffic aware cruise control only.

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- Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Let’s not get pedantic. They are part of the “enhanced autopilot” package.
  
  www.tesla.com/support/autopilot
  
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  - nxdefiant@startrek.website ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    If these were called “cruise control”, “adaptive cruise control”, and “Blue Cruise” would it matter if the article said “cruise control” but was referring to “Blue Cruise”?
    
    Tesla’s names for these things are “Autopilot”, “Enhanced Autopilot”, and “FSD Beta”.
    
    At the very least, the names matter so that we can all agree we’re talking about the same things.
    
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helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Auto lane change is not a function of Autopilot

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- Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes they are. There are two tiers of autopilot functionality. Basic and Advanced. This is part of the Advanced Autopilot tier.
  
  www.tesla.com/support/autopilot
  
  Telsa refers to those features as “autopilot”, and this former employee is referring those features as “autopilot” is his whistle blower claims.
  
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  - helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s called “Enhanced Autopilot” and is distinctly different from “AutoPilot”.
    
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    Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    This is like arguing that an iPhone Pro isn’t a “iPhone,” it’s a “iPhone Pro.”
    
    Call it whatever you want. This whistle blower, the press, and this comment thread are all referring to unsafe features of Tesla’s L2 automation that are currently available to the public.
    
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