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Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn't fix it (www.theregister.com)

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Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn't fix it::Software's alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths

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[–] anlumo@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everybody who has a bit of an idea what an autopilot in a plane actually does is not mislead. Do people really think that commercial airline pilots just hit the “autopilot” button in their cockpit after disengaging the boarding ramp and then lean back until the boarding ramp at the destination is attached?

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So I need to understand the autopilot of a plane first before I buy a car?

I would be mislead then, as I have no idea how such autopilots work. I also suspect that those two systems don't really work the same. One flies, the other drives. One has traffic lights, the other doesn't. One is operated by well paid professionals, the other, well, by me. Call me simple, but there seem to be some major differences.

[–] anlumo@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, there are some major differences in the vehicles, but both disengage when there's anything out of the ordinary going on. Maybe people base their understanding of autopilots on the movie "Airplane!" where that inflatable puppet groped the Stewardess afterwards.

[–] El_illuminacho@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think companies need to warn about stuff like "Caution, Contents are hot" on paper coffee shops? People are stupid.

[–] anlumo@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Those labels are there because people made a quick buck suing the companies when they messed up, not to protect the stupid customers.

If the courts would apply a reasonable level of common sense, they wouldn’t exist.