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kalenx on July 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: German court bans Tesla ad statements related to a...

The "why" is not really relevant here, the general perception is. The fact is, if you say "autopilot" and "self driving capabilities" to most people, they will infer that the car does not need a driver to be operated safely, which is definitely not the case.

Domenic_S on July 14, 2020 [–]

How do you know what most people think? Could this be a case where the small minority of people are the loudest?

kalenx on July 14, 2020 | [–]

Well, if an airplane/boat pilot formation is required to get the "right" definition of the word autopilot, there is a problem, IMHO.

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