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I still can't believe how under-sensored Tesla's "Auto Pilot" is. It's dangerous marketing it as self driving and not forcing drivers to pay attention.

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In your opinion.

Objectively, tonnes of people are using it right now, have been for months (is it a year yet?) and there has been one incident.

In my opinion, it was developed by engineers probably a lot smarter than you or I, has enough sensoring for what it does, and despite not being flawless, might be better than no autopilot.

This is a ridiculous response. The known fatality from Tesla's Autopilot was caused by an existing sensor problem that has no remedy, besides more sensors. The thing will essentially drive into overhanging white billboards and who knows what else. The fact that this isn't a wide disclosure is criminally reprehensible.

Sensor problem fixed in 8.0 software update.

Still radar blind at windshield height.

A least two. There was a third I had read about, but I don't remember the source

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/business/fatal-tesla-cr...

I'd also argue that there is a difference between incident and fatality. Incidents are also bad - even if they're not fatal.

Dangerous, yes. Marketed as self driving, no.

They called it Auto-Pilot. 90% of the public doesn't read beyond that.

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