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https://apnews.com/article/tesla-autopilot-recall-driver-mon...

That recall still doesn’t fix the underlying issue with the autopilot.

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The underlying issue is with the driver not paying attention to the road.

Which can't be fixed before lvl 5 self-driving.

Cant be? You can take agency over your own life today and start looking at the road. Autopilot is a wonderful tool, I use it every day and it considerably reduces exhaustion, I dont care about this white rabbit of level 5 self driving. The car tells you to watch the road, tesla did their part, if someone causes an accident by not watching the road, they should be held accountable the same as anyone else.

Watching the road simply isn't enough. You need to be alert and ready, which is countered by the system that lulls you into a false sense of security and makes you doze off.

"Tesla did their part" is such a lazy cop out.

Thats like saying shoes give you a false sense of security, perhaps, but its still your responsibility that you werent watching for a nail sticking up, its not nikes fault for making a good feeling shoe. User error.

That's not the same at all. No shoe is created to automatically walk and avoid sharp objects.

Yea neither are teslas, read the fine print.

Love it. Yet another cop out.

But it's all in Teslas style, they've been blaming user error for known design flaws as well and have forced unsuspecting customers to pay for that.

Yea, the contract you agree to in the terms and conditions before using those features, its a cop out.

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