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"Oh Jeeeesus": Drivers react to Tesla's full self-driving beta release
Last week, Tesla released an early version of its long-awaited "full self-driving" software to a limited number of customers. It was arguably Tesla's biggest Autopilot update ever. The software enables Tesla vehicles to autonomously navigate the vast majority of common roadway situations and complete many trips from start to finish.
[...] In another video, Brandon's Tesla was making a left turn but wasn't turning sharply enough to avoid hitting a car parked on the opposite side of the cross street. "Oh Jeeeesus," Brandon said as he grabbed the steering wheel and jerked it to the left. "Oh my God," Brandon's passenger added.
"That was a good example of this is still beta and how important it is to have control at all times," Brandon said. "It just steered directly into the back of this parked car, and it wasn't going to brake."
To be fair to Tesla, we don't know that either of these incidents would have necessarily led to a crash. Maybe the software would have realized its mistake and hit the brakes at the last second. And Brandon's overall impression of the technology was positive.
Minutes earlier, Brandon had raved about the software's performance. "Compared to when we did the drive two days ago, it's so much smoother," Brandon said. "The improvements from two software releases ago is incredible."
(Score: 2) by fakefuck39 on Monday November 02 2020, @11:19PM (1 child)
so you're agreeing with me that tesla's autopilot is the same as a plane autopilot - not fully autonomous, like autopilot has meant for 100 years, and saying it shouldn't be called autopilot, because it matches the characteristics of the autopilot not being fully autonomous. damn man, your mental gymnastics are easy to get lost in, but I figured it out. You're saying not to water wet because the presence of water means something is wet. I got it now.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 03 2020, @12:05AM
No, the difference is that an autopilot in a plane lets you safely divert your attention elsewhere for a bit, whereas an autopilot in a Tesla does not allow you to do that. Well, using it safely as per Tesla's instructions, not using it in the way that Tesla allows you to get away with. Several people have tried, and utterly failed, to drill that simple point into your stupid brain.