“It is in no way an auto pilot.”
They said on the news that the drivers of these cars are supposed to keep their hands on the steering wheel at all times and if they remove their hands the car will warn and stop or something like that.
The Tesla system nags the driver periodically to touch the steering wheel to let the car know that the driver is paying attention. If not, it will eventually shut off the autopilot for the remainder of the trip.
But the system is defective in that it can be fooled by simple DIY hacks that inhibit the warnings and the eventual shutdown, as demonstrated in this video:
“How to trick autopilot in Tesla model 3”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFUwOwyvTlw
Tesla must be aware of this, but they don’t seem willing to fix the problem.
So, where is the label “auto pilot” coming from?
The manufacturers or the drivers?