Comment on Tesla whistleblower calls cars with Autopilot “experiments in public roads”

• 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.

  source

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s called “Enhanced Autopilot” and is distinctly different from “AutoPilot”.

    source

    • 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.

      source

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This is like arguing that an iPhone Pro isn’t a “iPhone,” it’s a “iPhone Pro.”

        Yes it is, and in certain contexts (such as this one) it is very important. Especially considering that Autopilot has been installed on every vehicle made in the last several years and Enhanced Autopilot will be in practically zero.

        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.

        According to whom? Nothing in the OP title, the OP article or the BBC piece they robbed the story from indicates any of that.

        source

        • -> View More Comments