AP1: You have to watch it like a hawk or you might have to pay a lot for damage:
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AP2: You are on manual for several months until December 2016 and incrementally, your system would learn how to avoid troubles to the point that you push on your phone and your car would come to you even from across the country.
- Self-park when near a parking spot
AP1: It cannot rely on its self-parking: Again, you have to watch it like a hawk or it might whack a pick up truck in front (but this owner did watch it like a hawk)
Tesla Model S Hits Truck While Automatically Parallel Parking - Video + Image
AP2: It will incrementally learns to to avoid trouble to the point that it can go around and around a full parking lot until it can find someone just left an available parking space and park itself. All this on its own.
AP1: You have to watch it like a hawk or you might have to pay a lot for damage:
Tesla Owner in Autopilot Crash Won’t Sue, But Car Insurer May
Tesla says that driver didn’t use Autopilot properly in Model X accident in Montana [Full Statement]
AP1: Again, the keyword is: "You have to watch it like a hawk": Before you want to change lane, it is your responsible to watch for a speeding bullet traveling from behind trying to overtake you. You have to manually accept that responsibility by turning on a turn signal each time. Germany criticizes this system as "dangerous."
AP2: Incrementally, the system gets better to the point that the system does it for you. No need to turn on on a turn signal.
- On-ramp to off-ramp navigation
AP1: Again, the keyword is: "You have to watch it like a hawk": early reports on unintentional freeway exits but it's getting better now.
AP2: Incrementally, the system gets better to the point that the system does this for you.
- Transition from one freeway to another
AP1: Again, the keyword is: "You have to watch it like a hawk": Version 8 added this function.
AP2: Incrementally, the system gets better to the point that the system does this for you.
- Match speed to traffic conditions
AP1: Again, the keyword is: "You have to watch it like a hawk" or it might whack a traffic cone:
A Public Letter to Mr. Musk and Tesla For The Sake Of All Tesla Driver's Safety
or hit a stationary vehicle then you
have to justify whose fault it is:
"Arianna Simpson, a venture capitalist in San Francisco, said the Autopilot in her Model S “did absolutely nothing” when the car she was following on Interstate 5 near Los Angeles changed lanes, revealing another car parked on the highway.
Her Model S rammed into that car, she said, damaging both vehicles but causing no major injuries.
Tesla responded that the April crash was her fault because she hit the brakes right before the collision, disengaging Autopilot. Before that, the car sounded a collision warning as it should have, the car’s data show.
“So if you don’t brake, it’s your fault because you weren’t paying attention,” said Ms. Simpson, 25. “And if you do brake, it’s your fault because you were driving.”
She doesn’t expect to use Autopilot much once her Model S is repaired, partly because she thinks she would constantly second-guess the automated-driving system."
AP2: Incrementally, the system gets better to the point that the system does this for you.
In summary, AP1 is safe as long as, again,
You have to watch it like a hawk !
AP2 is safer and incrementally, it will relieve you of babysitting job for the system to the point of driverless driving.