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Clawz114 t1_ir9lzl9 wrote

Reply to comment by fuf3d in The last few weeks have been truly jaw dropping. by Particular_Leader_16

>Also the Tesla AI cars that have been on the brink of release for five years still aren't working.

What cars on the brink of release are you talking about? Cybertruck?

I think it's safe to say that Tesla Autopilot definitely "works" but to what extent and how effeciently is certainly debatable. It's absolutely amazing what they have achieved considering automomous driving is a task so ridiculously difficult that most people still don't realise the scale of it.

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ringobob t1_irb3r9s wrote

I think it's the fact that Musk has been promising fully autonomous driving every year since 2016. Not like 3-5 years away, every year he says this is gonna be the year. I'm not knocking the stuff they've actually done, but Musk's mouth frequently writes checks his body can't cash.

When Musk makes a claim, pay attention to the time horizon. If it's something that can be fully delivered in under 6 months, then they can probably do it. If it's something where the end product will take longer than that, take his prognostications with a huge grain of salt.

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