Re: Where's the Elon Musk Attack Brigade today?
The reality is that the Autopilot system that Tesla have is cruise control, but they can't call it that because Autopilot sounds so much better. Because Tesla's own manual state that the driver has to be aware at all times, WTF is the point of having it? Rip it out, save money, save lives (by not confusing people with misnomers like Autopilot) - everybody happy!
I quite like that Tesla backers and owners are funding a lot of R&D that may one day lead to self driving cars. People that are too stupid to use a car should be denied access to one - whether that's an ICE or a self driving ladyshaver.
Dangerous driving happens when a driver takes an action or fails to take one in line with expectations of a normally competent driver. As such, engaging autopiolt and then not mentally driving the vehicle, fits all the required criteria. We have sufficient law on the statute books to handle this already - the police & CPS just need to be given appropriate guidance. (Yes, I realise this accident was in the USA, but they too have sufficient law)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
