I totally agree, but not very many people get as far as actually using Autopilot without realising it isn't a fully self-drive system. I'm sure many non-Tesla owners think that it is fully self driving because of Musk's lofty ambitions and general media BS, but one quick test drive is enough to show what it actually does. The user manual is pretty clear too, as are the dash warnings. You really do have to be a complete fool to think you can let it self-drive and of course there is always going to be a few of those around as we have seen.goron59 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:14 pm The Tesla problem has always been that Musk uses combatitive language to promote a feature or product and then lets the frothy fanbase do all the marketing. As such, "autopilot' has long been seen by the many to be just that, an autopilot.
Tesla needs to work much much harder to educate their customers and potential customers about the reality of the various autonomy features. Ultimately, it's just a fancy cruise control with auto braking, auto steer, overtake assist, park assist. Good though it is, it's not a self-driving car.
I can't see Tesla bowing to the pressure to be more responsible about it though. Too much money changing hands between the decision makers. It'll need proof of criminal neglect, I suspect, for any real change to happen.
More pre-sales education would be a good thing for sure, but I think it would be a huge exaggeration to say that many Tesla owners think they have a self-driving car, as that is certainly not the case. The vast majority of Tesla owners know how to use the system safely, otherwise they would be crashing far more often than they do.