#CES: Has Tesla STOLEN Lots Of Sales From Other Co.'s Because Customers Think ONLY Their Vehicles Have "Autopilot" ?

Just around the corner is the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). For those of you who are not big on technology, it is easily one of the biggest events of the year.

This is where consumer electronics companies come to drop their game changing products. And as we've been keen on pointing out over the past, I don't know, five to seven years, it's become a growing home from the automakers. In fact, we think this is one of the primary reasons why the Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) has had its relevancy take a hit.

Thinking ahead to this year's CES got us churning a bit.

Although there was a bit of screen envy for a while there, it seems that consumer's expectations have shifted. The focus isn't on screens so much anymore. Now it's become all about Autopilot.

Buyer's are seeking vehicles with practical semi-autonomous features. While no manufacturer is at level five just yet, consumers are deeply fascinated by Tesla's Autopilot. Not only does it have the best branding, which could be a legal liability, but it can also change lanes simply by driver's engaging the blinker.

That said, we've got to ask: With Tesla generating SO much buzz for its Autopilot function, has it essentially STOLEN sales from other auto manufacturers as customers believe IT is the only super advanced cruise control on the market today?

wilfred - 12/29/2018 12:31:44 AM

+1 Boost

Sure, the more the better. More real world testing need more Tesla fanboys to test these technologies. You have thousands of these guinea pigs, paying guinea pigs I might add!

For the record, Mercedes invented most of today’s safety technologies years or decades ago. But they sell them to other manufacturers for cheap so they can test them out.

PUGPROUD - 12/29/2018 7:01:20 AM

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Tesla has been more aggressive advertising and marketing a misnamed feature...planes have true autopilot functions, Tesla's do not. Another case of Musk pushing the boundaries beyond which other manufacturers are more cautious in their approach.

SanJoseDriver - 1/7/2019 6:49:37 PM

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They are much further along than any consumer competitor now. No other product can do autonomous lane changes, freeway-to-freeway interchanges, or local roads... yes Autopilot works well on local roads now as long as you are using the system as designed.

Tiberius1701A - 12/29/2018 8:07:43 AM

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@wilfred..incorrect. That would be Volvo.

MDarringer - 12/29/2018 9:30:31 AM

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@Tiberius710A incorrect....that would be Mercedes Benz

ColMosby - 12/29/2018 9:40:56 AM

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CAdillac's version is superior to TEsla's - which has garnered the repputation as fraudulently named : "Autopilot" which it is anything but, since the driver MUST keep control of the wheel and the driving. The most widespread knowledge of the Autopilot is its propensity to crash into immobile fire trucks, highway dividers, brick walls, and trees , sometimes being cut in half,followed usually by occupant deaths and a roaring battery fire to incinerate any occupants who survive the accident. Tesla has defrauded the public by claiming their cars are safer than any other, but recent EVs,such as the award winning Jaguar I Pace, which is having a strong impact on Tesla sales, also has the same 5 star rating as do several others.
I would not under any circumstances be in any car that has an Autopilot in operation. I have driven for 60 years without any major accidents and know that Tesla's Autopilot cannot even remotely hope to achieve that.