Yeah, you really did not.
And yes, in 2014 it handled stop signs, lane changes, traffic, speed limit signs, etc. with no human intervention - no hand holding or eye-tracking because it was intended to become fully autonomous once the code was ready. It was most certainly not a "different product".
Again you're stating things flat out factually untrue. Many of them.
I just cited you a story from 2015 confirming you're wrong, and that it was never intended to be fully autonomous.
But here's 2014 when AP was first introduced-
Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday took its first step toward automated driving, unveiling features that will allow its electric sedan to park itself and sense dangerous situations.
www.reuters.com
He cautioned, however, that “autopilot” was not fully autonomous driving and would not allow a driver to fall asleep at the wheel.
The "he" in the story is Elon Musk. The day they announced AP1.
Your claim it was
ever intended or promised as full self driving is
flat out false
But hey don't believe tons of news stories- here's
Tesla telling you you're wrong.
That's from October 10, 2014. The day AP1 was introduced. Which also says you're wrong.
Tesla said:
Model S will be able to steer to stay within a lane, change lanes with the simple tap of a turn signal, and manage speed by reading road signs and using active, traffic aware cruise control. It will take several months for all Autopilot features to be completed and uploaded to the cars.
Our goal with the introduction of this new hardware and software is not to enable driverless cars, which are still years away from becoming a reality. Our system is called Autopilot because it’s similar to systems that pilots use to increase comfort and safety when conditions are clear. Tesla’s Autopilot is a way to relieve drivers of the most boring and potentially dangerous aspects of road travel – but the driver is still responsible for, and ultimately in control of, the car.
Oh look- exactly what I told you, and directly contradictory to your claims.
Not sure how much clearer this can be made to you.
Nor did it "handle" stop signs- it SAW them but didn't stop for them. Red lights it couldn't even see
at all since the camera was not color. It was incapable of doing anything at an intersection other than driving straight through it without regard to any cross traffic or state of traffic control devices, only slowing or stopping if there was another car directly in front stopped or slowing. Nor did it do automatic lane changes, only human commanded ones- because it lacked the HW to safely do automatic ones.
And any actual pilot would understand that "autopilot" systems can perform all functions from airport to airport without human intervention.
Physically "can"? Possibly depending on the system. Are intended or allowed to? Nope.
That doc, from the FAA, includes the definitions they use for specific aircraft systems. Including Autopilot
FAA definition of autopilot said:
Autopilot. An aircraft system and associated sensors designed to provide automatic control of the pitch, roll, and, in certain instances, yaw axis of an aircraft.
Which is exactly what AP in a Tesla does. It CAN be turned on and the driver can go to sleep, but it's not intended or allowed legally to be used that way.
Because as the FAA doc explains- and as Tesla does in the description of AP, the pilot (driver) is still
always responsible for being present, attentive, monitoring the vehicle to insure it's doing things correctly, and immediately available to take manual control if needed.
Again- exactly like AP in a Tesla.
In contrast, actual self-driving-- which neither passenger aircraft nor Teslas do,
do not require a human at all
Heck, even Elon knew what the term "autopilot" meant at the time:
Except, of course, the word autopilot appears 0 times in the quote you just cited.
Again you appear to be remembering a lot of stuff that's flat out false.
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