Stoneymonster
Active Member
I'd disagree... if they want to avoid future lawsuits they absolutely had to do it. You don't get to call something Auto Pilot (short for AUTOMATIC Pilot), and then not have it act in a way that could not be described as "Automatic". Especially when the consequences involve damage to property and death.
As they said in the call, they aren't expecting to avoid lawsuits. They can't and push this technology forward. I think that's a cynical view of what's driving technological innovation.
I don't see any of the other automakers, some of which have been far more blatant in their "self-driving car" marketing, bending over backward to update their (far less capable in some instances) systems.