PC Magazine - USA (2020-08)

“I think giving machines enough common sense

so that they will be able to deal with all the

possible driving situations humans can deal with

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least,” Mitchell says.

To Musk’s credit, his habit of making bold

statements and not shying away from ideas that

others deem crazy has largely contributed to his

becoming a successful entrepreneur leading a car

company worth more than Ford and General

Motors combined.

But it also means that many of his ventures fail.

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Autopilot support page still reads: “While using

Autopilot, it is your responsibility to stay alert,

keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times

and maintain control of your car.” Unless Musk

has a very neat trick up his sleeve, that advisory

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If the past is
prologue, it’ll
be years before
any of these
projects turn
into commer-
cially viable
products.