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Silly Tesla owner. He thought that “Full Self Driving” meant full self driving...

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Too many reruns of Knight Rider?

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Timely article at The Drive:

Car Safety System Names Like Autopilot Are Too Confusing: Report

Consumer Reports asked more than 35,000 owners their opinions about vehicle safety features’ names and how helpful those systems were.

BY AARON COLE | PUBLISHED DEC 22, 2022 10:49 AM

If you don’t know the difference between blind-spot monitors and lane departure warnings, you’re not alone. You should be forgiven if active lane control and lane keep assist sound the same to you, even though they’re not. And that goes without saying that Autopilot isn’t, and Pilot Assist is, but not from the same automaker.

That’s why this month, Consumer Reports called on automakers to clarify their advanced driver assist features in the name of not only clearing confusion between the systems but also encouraging drivers to understand those lifesaving tech suites and use them more often.

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