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Should Tesla’s Autopilot Feature Be Illegal?
A recent study from the United Kingdom suggests that maybe it shouldTesla may tell drivers that Autopilot is not the same as a self-driving car. But, just as cell phone manufacturers’ warnings not to “text and drive” are too often unheeded, so too may be Tesla’s warnings.
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Even Elon Musk Can’t Get a Robotaxi These Days
His recent earnings call makes clear that few think his promised million-taxi fleet is real-world
Autopilot Is NOT Just Another Word for “Asleep at the Wheel”
As a recent fatal accident in Florida shows, even sober, attentive drivers often put too much trust into Tesla’s Autopilot system, with disastrous resultsLike all tools, AI systems, when used correctly, can augment our abilities, but they are nowhere near replacing us. And we endanger ourselves, and others, when we believe they can.
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Are Tesla’s Robot Taxis a Phantom Fleet?
Jonathan Bartlett suspects that a dire quarterly report is powering the fleet, not genuine innovationSelf-driving car entrepreneur Elon Musk is nothing, if not ambitious. Earlier this week, he promised to have a million robot taxis on the road by next year, taking dead aim at Uber and Lyft. But responses have changed in recent years from Wow! To “Oh. Really?”
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