• samus7070@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    The real crime is marketing the driver assist capability under the name autopilot when it is anything but that.

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      11 months ago

      It’s a common misunderstanding that an autopilot system in an airplane does everything or even a lot of things. The most basic ones keep the wings level and nothing else. Of course Tesla is probably counting on that misconception to sell this feature, but actual pilots using any kind of autopilot are still on the hook to pay attention 100% of the time.

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      11 months ago

      Do we need to go through what autopilot in a plane or boat actually does again?

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        11 months ago

        do we need to go through the differences in training, aptitude and intelligence between pilots, captains and your neighbor Greg again? Marketing it as “autopilot” to anyone who can sign a car loan is reckless and has killed people and will continue to kill people until they stop

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          11 months ago

          Yep, just like “cruise control” made tons of people drive their car into the ocean thinking they could sail it to popular island destinations.

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    11 months ago

    The guy was going through a suburb at 75 mph blowing through stop lights. Ofcourse he has to pay, im surprised hes not getting jail time. This has nothing to do with the car, thats just gross negligence

  • Commiunism@lemmy.wtf
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    11 months ago

    There’s this saying about how if something is punishable by a fine, then it’s only illegal for poor people.

    I don’t even have to finish this do I