Consumer Reports Wields Its Weight Again - Claims Tesla's Autopilot Is Worse Than A Human Driver

Car buyers have shown that they’re ready to embrace autonomous cars—but are automakers actually equipped to meet that demand? A new Consumer Reports article evaluating the viability of Tesla’s Autopilot software says that we’re... not quite there yet.

Tesla recently updated its Autopilot software to include Navigate, a program that uses the car’s software to calculate lane changes on the highway without any driver input. It is an important step forward in the development of full autonomy, except it doesn’t work quite the way Tesla had planned, according to CR.

222max - 5/22/2019 10:57:14 AM

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When is the autopilot on anything- plane, ship, car, ever better than manual control of the vehicle?

SanJoseDriver - 5/22/2019 11:19:35 AM

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I turned off Nav on Autopilot because it wasn't aggressive enough in peak traffic, now I primarily use Autopilot but manually choose when to change lanes. I'm surprised Consumer Reports thought it was TOO aggressive.

Truthy - 5/22/2019 11:25:45 AM

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No surprise. So, um, the 500,000 robo-taxis is a no-go for next year?

Truthy - 5/22/2019 4:13:42 PM

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Tesla stock down to $192/share today.

investor27 - 5/22/2019 8:47:35 PM

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Look! If Tesla really wants to keep their stock prices up, they really need to concentrate on improving the quality control of their cars. I'm sure shoddy quality control is what keeping a lot of people who are on the fence of purchasing a Model 3, S and X from following through with the purchase!

skytop - 5/22/2019 10:18:41 PM

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I'm smiling since I shorted Tesla back when it was $285.

SanJoseDriver - 5/27/2019 11:27:30 PM

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You might want to take your winnings and run at this point, the stock is likely going to recover in a big way soon.

GermanNut - 5/22/2019 9:20:56 PM

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Quality concerns and safety concerns will rightfully keep buyers on the sidelines. No one wants to buy a car that might fall apart or that might get them killed. Until Tesla finds a fix for its quality problems and safety issues, expect its stock price to remain below $205 per share.

rlbdcky - 5/24/2019 7:00:05 AM

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CR is just stating the obvious. No automated driving system, including Tesla's, is anywhere near proficient enough to safely replace even a mediocre human driver. I don't really ever see a fully automated system in place without getting all humans out of the driver's seat. A mixed traffic stream of humans and robots driving isn't going to be feasible for a long time, if ever. A stream of completely automated traffic is a much more manageable technological challenge and the likelier route this technology will take if it's ever going to be implemented.