"According to new reporting from Wired, the Musk-led company has started recommending drowsy motorists to switch over to FSD whenever it detects them falling asleep behind the wheel. These recommendations, per the magazine, are delivered as in-car messages that pop up on the infotainment screen, which owners began noticing earlier this month. "Lane drift detected. Let FSD assist so you can stay focused," reads one message cited by the magazine. "Drowsiness detected. Stay focused with FSD," read another."
"Tesla has had lane-departure warnings for years, But now they're an unashamed advertisement for FSD, encouraging already half-slumbering drivers to hand over the controls to an unreliable piece of software that lulls them into a false sense of security, if not back to sleep. It's an approach fraught with contradictions, since, as Tesla warns in the fine print - as well as in the conspicuous "(Supervised)" label it tacked onto the mode's name - FSD requires you to be constantly alert."
Tesla labels its most advanced driving mode Full Self-Driving (FSD) despite cars requiring close human supervision. The company now displays in-car messages recommending drowsy motorists switch to FSD when the vehicle detects them falling asleep, with prompts like 'Lane drift detected. Let FSD assist so you can stay focused' and 'Drowsiness detected. Stay focused with FSD.' These prompts function as advertisements that encourage sleepy drivers to hand control to unreliable software that can induce a false sense of security or lead them to fall back asleep. Experts say recommending reduced physical engagement when drowsiness is detected is counterproductive and dangerous.
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