Dan D.
Desperately Seeking Sapience
I bet if you take a poll of every Tesla driver (excluding those who read the TMC AI forum) you're going to find a majority who vastly overestimate the capability of the "auto.." features.
None of these people expected to crash. People damaging their car on Smart Summon didn't expect the car would hit their garage, trees, curbs. It was stupid to watch a movie while driving... so why did they do it?
They trust the product, despite the disclaimers that everything has. My toaster is within 6" of other things and the cupboards are likely closer than the manufacturer specifies, and the crumb tray hasn't been cleaned in ages but no fires yet. I'm stupidly trusting they were exaggerating the risk. AP/FSD and some other Tesla features are NOT exaggerating the risk, the risks are real, but most typical people likely can't understand that.
None of these people expected to crash. People damaging their car on Smart Summon didn't expect the car would hit their garage, trees, curbs. It was stupid to watch a movie while driving... so why did they do it?
They trust the product, despite the disclaimers that everything has. My toaster is within 6" of other things and the cupboards are likely closer than the manufacturer specifies, and the crumb tray hasn't been cleaned in ages but no fires yet. I'm stupidly trusting they were exaggerating the risk. AP/FSD and some other Tesla features are NOT exaggerating the risk, the risks are real, but most typical people likely can't understand that.