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Originally Posted by john70t
MysticLlama I don't mean to totally knock the brand.
Tesla EV is exceptional in specs and a giant leap forward for EVs in general.
(completely US Government funded or not)
Musk seems to be in his zone 'driving on the edge' and especially now dating Amber Hearst.
The issue is that Tesla gets a free pass for a multitude of repeat accidents which would crush any other manufacturer.
"Autopilot" should have been marketed "Driver Assist" from the start.
Other features such as "retrieve mode" should never be allowed on a production vehicle.
It would not even pass a HS driving test.
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You're right. The things that people do on autopilot are irresponsible. There are also plenty of arguments around the name that autopilot works very similar to how it does on aircraft, but it's kinda bogus to expect the general public to make that connection in detail.
That said, I'll never choose to commute without again, the future is now. I find it highly predictable and pretty obvious where it's going to get dodgy, but a lot of people use blind faith.
Tesla, and to a large extent everything that Musk does, back to PayPal and other things, is a reading of what's not in the rules and doing that. Regulation isn't there and doesn't keep up fast enough when you're innovating in that way. It's why most race rulebooks start with saying that if it isn't in there, it's not allowed, vs the other way around.
Given that, it's a huge risk as a shareholder, but I believe the possible rewards as the vision progresses make it worth it.