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Dunno, autopilot (at least originally) was just a stupid switch on a plane that would try to hold altitude and speed. It wouldn't try to avoid objects, couldn't take off, couldn't land.

Very similar to Tesla's auto pilot, that can't manage your driveway, random surface streets, but can mostly (but not completely) handle highways.

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Good perspective.

I think, as you noted, that 'autopilot' is probably fine, but 'full self driving' is actively misleading.

Note that I use FSD for 90+% of all of my driving, and I think I'm safer because of it, but it has to be used with understanding and care. The very name 'full self driving' is something it might be some day, but it's nowhere close to that now.

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