#31, #35, #36 ...
I do point out when people post speculation as fact. I do it for a lot of people .... don't particularly remember you.
By saying "I'm sure" - I'm clearly indicating it is my best guess - and not an established fact. The reason "I'm sure" is that, in hindsight even Tesla would recognize that the term FSD puts them in legal jeopardy.
I try my best to distinguish between my guesses and established facts. Its just my training as an engineer/scientist.
The legal standards may be different ... I don't know.
I understand where you are coming from and I appreciate your response. This is a melting pot of a board with people from different countries, backgrounds, etc. So, you are probably right that we should all try and be mindful of how what we are saying may be interpreted by others.
With that said, I do think there is some hairsplitting in terms of what is and isn't speculation. This is a message board and people regularly state (and conflate) facts, opinions, etc. How one construes such statements really depends on background, culture, training, education, experience, etc. And, the inability to see someone's face or hear a person's tone further blurs the lines. Anyway... not to get into the weeds on this....
I don't know how to use the fancy multi-quote feature, so excuse the following attempt to clarify whether the posts you referenced are rooted in speculation or fact.
- Post #31: I am speculating that we are all "super nerds" and about what the average person thinks the term "autopilot" means. In both instances, I believe my speculation is obvious - because I don't think anyone reasonably believes that I have done or seen any kind of a formal study on the personalities of those who post here or what the average person may think about a term.
- Post #35, in which I state that it (the legislation) does make a difference because even the finished FSD product isn't really FSD is based on my legal training and information I've gathered from this board. It is my understanding (from this board) that FSD is really level 2 as opposed to truly self driving. Based on that, coupled with the poster I was responding to noting that FSD is close to being a fully finished product (which I assume is based on comments that Elon has said), the legislation (in my opinion) is very relevant. It goes directly to the heart of what the legislation is trying to limit - the promotion of a level 2 system as full self driving.
- #36, in which I state that the law is meant to crack down on the use of the terms FSD and autopilot, and that both of those terms are unlawful under the new statute, I am expressing an opinion that is based on my reading of the statute (and the legislative history of the statute) as an attorney; and, articles I've read about issues Tesla has had with California DMV, etc. about its use of those terms.
As a related aside, I do find it comically ironic that we are talking about speculation when the initial article about the legislation is purely speculative, sensationalist, etc. From reading the article, you would think that the legislature/bill calls out Tesla by name! ROFL!
