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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
The name really doesn’t matter. Autopilot vs Pilot Assist vs Drive Pilot vs Drive Assistant Plus vs Super Cruise—whatever—no difference. Is the argument really that Tesla owners are so clueless as to spend thousands of dollars on an extra purchase option only to use it without knowing what it is about? Moreover, it would be immediately apparent that Autopilot is not Level 5 the second the system disengaged or beeped its warnings, so unless everyone who is crashing has done so during their first use of the system, they probably learned that the system requires the driver’s attention.
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no, the argument is moreso that the majority of drivers are that stupid.
it's not a vehicle brand issue. IMO, drive assistant plus, or super cruise are both much more preferable names, as they both indicate increased capability without indicating that the car can do things itself. anything with 'auto', or 'pilot' in it tends to indicate being hands-free in some respect.
the real problem is that everyone keeps trying to differentiate their iteration of the same tech. if they just made marketing materials with "our advanced level 2 cruise control" it would eliminate a lot of these problems.
but as they say:
