Comment on Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months agoIt’s not even the closest thing to self driving on the market, Mercedes has started selling a car that doesn’t require you to look at the road.
Bell@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Only works under 40 mph. Only available in 2 states. Not available until the end of this year.
caranddriver.com/…/2024-mercedes-benz-eqs-s-class…
machinin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
But it works and it’s hands off. Tesla can’t even legally do that under any condition.
And fuck you if you ask Tesla to pay for any mistakes their software might make. It is ALWAYS your fault.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
So, greater than any speed on a Tesla and available in more states?
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Might want to check your facts there. FSD works anywhere in the US, both cities and highways. Even on unmapped roads.
machinin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Oops, you fell for the Tesla marketing BS. FSD isn’t actually full self driving like the Mercedes system. With Tesla, you have to keep your hands on the wheel at all times and pay close attention to the road. You are completely responsible for anything that happens. Mercedes takes responsibility for any accidents their software causes.
Turun@feddit.de 6 months ago
What Tesla is (falsely IMO) advertising as “full self driving” is available in all new Mercedes vehicles as well and works anywhere in the US.
Mercedes is in the news for expanding that functionality to a level where they are willing to take liability if the vehicle causes a crash during this new mode. Tesla does not do that.
machinin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Ha! Just saw this. Did someone get their facts confused?
suction@lemmy.world 6 months ago
When you stop using the Tesla kool-aid marketing terms and start to understand the actual state of the technology and more importantly legislation, we might start to listen to what you are trying to say. Hint: using the term “FSD” or “Autopilot” is an immediate disqualifier
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Because they’re doing shit responsibly.
For the target audience they chose that thing is a fucking bargain. Do you know how many people making damn good money sit in hours of 4 lane bumper to bumper traffic every day? “You don’t have to drive and we assume liability if our system fucks up” is a massive value add.
(Not enough that I’d ever consider dealing with that kind of commute no matter what you paid me. But still.)
spamspeicher@feddit.de 6 months ago
Level 3 in the S-Class and EQS has been available since may 2022. And the speed limit is there because that is part of a UN regulation that the Mercedes is certified for. The regulation has been updated since the release of Mercedes Drive Pilot to allow speeds up to 140km/h but Mercedes needs to recertify for that.
suction@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Still the most advanced system that is legal to use on public roads, worldwide. Tesla’s most advanced system is many leagues below that, so not sure why it’s so hard to believe for some people that Tesla is nothing but an also-ran.