Full autonomy isn’t ready yet. Autopilot in its current form is ready for consumer use.

Tesla has made it abundantly clear that Autopilot isn’t yet a replacement for the human driver. Anyone testing the limits against this caution is dangerous and as we have seen can have fatal consequences. So, don’t recline your seat and watch a movie while you assume this early-stage partial autonomy is going to keep…

Airplanes use a feature that is referred to as Autopilot. It doesn’t offer full autonomy either. Pilots are still necessary. The name Tesla uses has a practical, real-life example that does not imply full autonomy. A battle of semantics is unnecessary. The name is sound.

The corollary is autopilot in an airplane. It does not replace pilots, it aids them in automating certain tasks of the job. There is nothing wrong with the name Autopilot for this feature as the precedent has been set. We’re at the early stages of learning in vehicle autonomy, Autopilot is an impressive first step.

If you haven’t yet, take another opportunity to use and learn about Autopilot. I have experience with it, and at no time did I feel that I didn’t need to be in control. So, as you ask, “Why would anyone want this?”, well, while no system is perfect, the sensors and cameras process much more information than you or I…

The VW matter and Tesla are not one and the same. If Autopilot was not a factor, it is fair and necessary to share that information with the public. Tesla will get their fair share of criticism, but to be unfairly blamed for something that isn’t even a factor, well they should fight fire with fire.

You can’t blame marketing. You can blame people for not investing the time and thought and care into the use of a feature that is publicly known as not offering complete driving autonomy.

Tesla deserves no fault for how people choose to misuse or overestimate the use of a feature.

Also, I think Dieselgate is one word as it is a play on Watergate.

Apples and oranges.

If you’re referring to Autopilot here, I think you should know that the system does not yet offer full autonomy. They state this clearly. If people are using this to replicate KITT, they are not doing themselves any favors. The issue at hand is that people are blaming Autopilot for crashes where Autopilot was not even…

They are an easy target right now. A lot of people seem really threatened by a maverick company with visions of reinventing personal transportation and the industries that support it.

No, the Autopilot system makes no claims of full autonomy. If a driver decides to not heed warnings and use the system beyond its current capabilities that’s a risky move. That said, Autopilot doesn’t appear to actually be a factor in this crash.

Of course it is in their interest to not be wrong, but I can’t imagine they’d want to cause more trouble by misinterpreting data, lying or otherwise deceiving the public. They’re under major, perhaps unfair scrutiny at the moment and they should defend themselves.

Given that Autopilot does not offer fully autonomy, drivers should be using it with heightened defenses. You’re a smart driver if you do not fully trust the system as it is. You should be in control of the vehicle. That said, these cars in Autopilot may prove to be statistically safer. Sadly, Tesla is an easy target…

Two of those are disqualified because they’re not in fact Mercedes-Benz products. SMART, despite being owned by the same parent company, isn’t a Mercedes-Benz. The other two aren’t cars.

You can’t judge the looks by 2016 standards. By 1991 standards, this is a SEMA-worthy show truck. $25k? No way. $2,499 all day long.

Please, please, please stop calling gas cheap. It is not cheap. $60 for a tank of gas is not cheap. The public has been conditioned to think that current prices are a relative bargain to the gouging that has occurred for the better part of the last 15 years. Truly cheap gas is $1/gallon or less. Of course this number…

To be fair, the aftermath of a high-speed highway collision will draw more attention than a Caprice wagon that was abandoned on the roadside.

While beauty is in the eye of the beholder and open to subjectivity, this is not objectively a well-composed design. That said, there are many vehicles on the road that defy logic, taste and convension with their design.