[1]https://www.tesla.com/en_CA/videos/autopilot-self-driving-ha...
Where did you pull those numbers from?
Somewhere in the middle of the page there's one "Every driver is responsible for remaining alert and active when using Autopilot, and must be prepared to take action at any time." But everything on the rest of the page is about convincing you that the car can drive itself better than you can.
Above 45mph hands free is allowed for 3 minutes [0] when following another car or 1 minute if not. There's no eye tracking unlike Super Cruise [1]. It only takes seconds to get distracted as the video of the Uber driver proved.
> There will of course be 1% drivers who will not.
It's the 1% that kill people.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Autopilot#Alerts
[1]: http://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-c...
When Tesla was debuting Autopilot I got the sense that the system was more than your typical adaptive cruise control + lane assist that was solely designed for long straight roads. That was implied in the marketing, and messaging from Musk. Did the system even provide something as rudimentary as an audible warning if a driver climbed into their back seat like some dumbasses on YouTube?
>This message is repeated during onboarding, training videos, and manual etc. 99% of Tesla owners follow these instructions.
I bet it is now.
That sentence sounds strange to me. It is called 'autopilot', and in our society's mindshare - this means self-driving. Either way, the public believe these cars are self-driving, and as a result, people likely buy the car for this feature.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bertelschmitt/2016/10/14/german...