Tesla claims California false-advertising law violates First Amendment::Tesla fights DMV complaint that Autopilot is falsely advertised as autonomous.

  • @RedWeasel
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    8211 months ago

    This kind of “self driving” shouldn’t even be legal. Giving a driver a explicit reason not to pay attention but still instructing them and expecting them to pay attention is a recipe for disaster. I don’t know whose bright idea that was, maybe an accident lawyer, but it has been quite deadly.

    • Dojan
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      4611 months ago

      My favourite clip is the one where the Tesla, seconds after repeatedly trying to kill a cyclist, decides that it’s a train and tries to go on the train tracks instead.

      And people pay for that bullshit.

      • @Fades
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        11 months ago

        And they made it a subscription too so you have to keep paying

    • @flames5123
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      011 months ago

      If you take your eyes off the road for more than 3-5 seconds (depending on speed), it beeps at you. Doing this 3 times in about 5 mins will lock you out of the system and give you a strike. 5 strikes in about 6-9 months, you lose access to the “self driving”.

      It’s way more aggressive than it used to be at least.

      • @Ottomateeverything
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        11 months ago

        Even if that is true and the system is perfect at doing so…

        This does nothing to refute his point. It’s still giving a reason not to pay attention while requiring that you pay attention.

        Even if it is accurately able to assess whether you are, and act accordingly, it is still giving you a reason not to pay attention. All your statement does is reinforce that it’s requiring you to pay attention, which was part of his point.

        • @flames5123
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          111 months ago

          Definitely not refuting the point. Just noting that it’s very aggressive in making sure you’re watching the road. I can’t even look at the screen where the map is for too long or it gives me a warning beep.

          • @mx_smith
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            111 months ago

            How does the car know where your looking? Don’t you have your hands on the steering wheel? I have a lane keep assist feature in my car and it has you take the wheel every 15 secs if it hasn’t felt your hand weight on the wheel.

            • @flames5123
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              111 months ago

              There’s a camera in the cabin that faces the driver. It’s above the rear view mirror. It does also feel the weight of your hand on the wheel and gets mad if that’s missing.

              • @mx_smith
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                111 months ago

                Oh interesting I didn’t realize they were able to view the driver while your driving.