Is Tesla telling us the truth over autopilot spat?(theregister.co.uk) |
Is Tesla telling us the truth over autopilot spat?(theregister.co.uk) |
That kind of flagrant skew poisons the credibility of everything else around it.
I've seen a technology talk from mobile eye founder, and those guys look quite serious and down to earth. Very far from telsa's taste for shine and fame.
That seems a bit damning for Tesla, but it's hard to take very seriously without examples of the "communications".
1) It doesn't seem like Tesla was dishonest about anything.
2) MobilEye seems to be very whiny/wimpy about getting a tiny, indirect fraction of the flak that Tesla has gotten for the crash.
Seems like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline... applies.
* ME boasting about their tech making hands free possible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCMXXXmxG-I&feature=youtu.be...
I've done plenty of computer vision projects and pitched in on some autonomous driving/flying hobby projects- so I'm definitely willing to accept our robot driving overlords, but maybe I know just enough about it to know we're not all the way there yet.
I feel like Tesla is in a bit of a Catch-22 in that to get the system better you want as many people driving with it and feeding you data. At the same time people are people and they will get lulled into a complacent state and begin not paying attention pretty quickly.
That being said, if there was some data that said right now, today, Tesla autopilot is better than the average (or maybe up to the 75th percentile) driver, I'd be okay with people just letting it take the wheel and not screwing things up.
EDIT: Just to be clear, we were in a Tesla w/ autopilot. We weren't just coasting down the highway at rush hour in a regular car.
You can compare this to your local road stats. I don't think autopilot is there yet in terms of safety.
Also, in his conclusion (38min) : " you have to take this tools with a grain of salt, people tend to overreach..." He is talking about his own tools, the tools he presented. I can't see how someone can be more cautious and humble.
I can totally see why Tesla ditched them.
It said something to the effect of stirring up trouble/negativity for no reason.
In general, it's very true that the Reg doesn't mind stirring up a bit of controversy here and there. (I'm pretty sure they're still permabanned from being credentialed to cover Apple events.) But that's not the same as saying they don't care about facts, or that they're more interested in controversy than in accurate coverage.