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The only "out of control" Teslas I've heard about are people misusing autopilot.

I could engage the cruise control in my 2011 VW Scirocco and drive straight into a concrete barrier, I don't see any material difference.

In fact I'd imagine that this is happening all over the world on a pretty much daily basis but we don't hear about it because it's not Tesla.




The difference is, using your example, on Tesla it's called Autopilot, while on the VW Scirocco it's called cruise control.

Naming makes a very big difference in how people perceive and use things.




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