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In response to "It only changes lanes when prompted by the driver. You have to signal the move before it will make it." by TWuG

Sure. But it steers. That's different. Largely I think it's the perception that Tesla has created (which is why I think a name change of the

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jul 14 '16, 08:31

feature makes sense). Other cars offer these things as extra safety features. It's back up for your failures. No guaranties, just like there's no guaranty that a seatbelt will save your life, but it's a redundancy that can help protect you. Tesla markets it as a driving feature. Look at the cool thing our car can do. You can let it drive. Pay attention, but you can cede control to it. I think that's where the failure is. The perception and the marketing.

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It steers for the lane control function, just like the others do, too. So a lange change isn't different in ability just degree. -- nm - TWuG Jul 14, 08:35 1
- It's still how they sell it. And it's not a small degree. One adjusts you back in your lane. The other adjustment is much more significant. -- nm - pmb Jul 14, 08:36

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Sure. But it steers. That's different. Largely I think it's the perception that Tesla has created (which is why I think a name change of the

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