UX and interfaces are important. If it's marketed and described as "autopilot" or "full self driving," then a reasonable person expects it to automatically pilot the vehicle I'm normal driving situations. Tesla is unfortunately trapped in a all too common story of AI development: over-hype and under-deliver.
Driver behavior on the road can be totally unpredictable. Intent versus observed motion can have divergence.. I wonder if its the algorithms or the sensors.
Sometimes this stuff just seems like a government shakedown.
The NHTSA and the Biden administration in general is bitterly anti Tesla<p><a href="https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-autopilot-fsd-bias-nhtsa-safety-adviser/" rel="nofollow">https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-autopilot-fsd-bias-nhtsa-saf...</a>
(obviously a biased source -but worth a read)
I wonder how many people turn on traditional cruise control and then crash due to neglectful driving. That's what we should be comparing Tesla Autopilot against, we should compare it against the status quo.