So it's only misleading due to a common misunderstanding.
That's the buyer expectation for the word "autopilot" that I was referring to.
EDIT: Apparently, the sensor package is still called "self-driving hardware", which I'm sure creates a certain expectation if you purchase the "self-driving hardware & autopilot software" bundle.
But the disclaimer on the bottom is pretty noncommittal:
> "The activation and use of these features are dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience".
On one hand "are dependent on" actively avoids stating that they're there but the "billions of miles of experience" is clearly aimed at suggesting to buyers that they are. Which they are not since the car cannot handle many/most situations that a human driver is expected to handle to be called "a driver".
If you set an autopilot to hold a heading, it will hold a heading. You don't have to supervise it, you can concentrate on other stuff.
If you set a tesla autopilot to keep in a lane, you have to supervise it because it might fail to do so.
Granted, the latter problem is a harder one. But the point of an autopilot is that it manages to do want it promises to do on its own without constant supervision.
As long as that other stuff includes paying attention to where you're going. If not you're bound to collide with something at some point.
Not _strictly_ true; faults can occur and the system always needs monitoring. Strong turbulence will also disconnect the autopilot (with appropriately attention-grabbing aural and visual alerts).
The cruise control is much more an autopilot than the lane assist, which is just an assist but wrongly advertised.
The important bit, which is apparently not understood by the public is that it's only used as an aid in controlling the vehicle. You still have to monitor it and be prepared to take over if it doesn't behave properly. I once flew an airplane, set the autopilot and the airplane decided to go into a rapid climb unexpectedly. That's exactly equivalent to the lane assist failing to keep the car in the lane.
That said, it's clear that because the public doesn't understand what it means to be an autopilot it's a bad choice of name. Or at least Tesla should be spending a _lot_ more time educating people on what it means before they use it.
That's autopilot.
Although it can be argued that with technological progress the meaning of the word has also shifted over time together with the expectations.