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Patient bought a Tesla and now drives with approximately 30% of their attention on the road. Watches crypto markets on their phone. Eats a full bowl of cereal while the car handles the highway. Takes a photo with both hands visible outside the steering wheel. Has 'Full Self-Driving' branding as their personality now.
Chronic. Will continue until the first minor incident.
Untreatable. The car, they insist, is driving.
Patients with Pathological Tesla Autopilot Overconfidence typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Pathological Tesla Autopilot Overconfidence — a pathological condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Fiducia autonomi exaggerata. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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