Glossary / General

autopilot

56 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s a feature that helps the car drive itself a bit, like keeping it in lane or slowing down when needed.

Technical Definition

Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving system that assists with steering, acceleration, and braking under certain conditions.

Hear It Discussed

"...he allowed the cars to be running on autopilot when he did the test did you notice that whereas the lar car presumably was not running on any sort of thing..."
Why Do All EVs Look the Same? CLK-GTR Review Explained! New Ferrari V-12 Coming! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 06:50

"absolutely possible in and and in fact very likely that he was very over reliant on autopilot in general and came into a situation where he didn't see a stop sign"
China is re-producing Enthusiast Cars: Is it a Good Thing? The Smoking Tire 55:17

"And Tesla has dropped their autopilot naming after California's DMV. Told them they had to if they want to carry operations in the state. So they have done and can Tesla get to carry on. That's..."
BRIEFLY: BEV Satisfaction, Polestar, Scout Motors & more | 19 Feb 2026 EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs 06:15