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So the "problem" you referring to is solved? Their marketing is good now? I just think that there is no reason keep repeating the old things then that are not relevant anymore, that don't even refer to anything anymore and only create a lot of confusion.

(Let's just assume it was a problem, even though I don't ever remember being fooled by it or seing any commercial or anything without a disclaimer "NOT FULLY AUTONOMOUS SELF-DRIVING, REQUIRES DRIVER ATTENTION".)



They should start with not using a misleading name, Autopilot.


Autopilot is not a misleading name actually. You, the press and others just have ingrained a false definition of the word. "An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without constant manual control by a human operator being required. Autopilots do not replace human operators, but instead they assist them in controlling the vehicle."


If everyone defines Autopilot as an automatic system, shouldn't the definition in the dictionaries be updated? That was a rhetorical question, because it happens all the time.

Besides, Tesla claim that it can drive you unassisted on the highway, so they are very much coining that definition as well.


Everyone does not. This is why you see this many people have a problem with how you seem to use that word.


Not everyone as the pedantic everyone - it's stupid to argue semantics. Tesla claims when you order a car that it has

> Full Self-Driving Capability

And in my experience 9 out 10 people take that literally.




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