In short, many are suggesting that the study purportedly “proves” that the Autopilot name is misleading and inappropriate, and that supposedly “drivers assume Autopilot does more than it does” (a matter that I’ll be analyzing herein). For those that drive a Tesla and use Autopilot, if they misconceive what Autopilot can and cannot do, that’s the danger spot. The study does not say this, and nor was the study designed to get at this kind of question. In terms of the recent study, I don’t think its right to go beyond the nature of the study and make assertions that weren’t under scrutiny. Of course, even just having a minor number of Tesla drivers doing so is dangerous, endangering themselves and the rest of us too.

Source: Forbes June 23, 2019 14:15 UTC