I have a home a couple of hundred metres from there. Autosteer can be engaged on Wattletree rd and various other tram roads like High, Malvern and Toorak Rds without difficulty. whether it makes much sense to do so is another issue.
I don’t think the name is a problem; aircraft “autopilot” does not take off, land, or steer around obstacles. But I think Tesla needs to better emphasize the limitations of its current features.
Don't see much wrong with Autopilot.
Looking at the stop on Google Maps it also seems to be just a bench and sign.
Commercial Aircraft Autopilot can take off, can auto land, can avoid terrain, can avoid conflict aircraft. I think the problem is incompetent drivers, like you see everyday on the roads, and not just in a Tesla.
www.cnbc.com
blame shifting is a possibility.... Tesla log would confirm whether or not the AP was activated at the time.
I think this is highly likely. I drove along the same street on my way home today using autosteer, while following a tram. Autosteer kicks out each time you cross an intersection with traffic lights, even if green. Two sets of lights in the previous 500m. This would mean, for it to be active, it must have been activated twice in the past 500m and as recently as 200m prior to the collision. Unlikely that anyone but an enthusiast would routinely drive like this. It is just plain hard work.
