I'm confused by this response. "Horribly timid behavior pulling into traffic" sounds like they're saying that when a car pulls into traffic it pulls in too slow, which puts other cars at risk of hitting the Tesla that's not properly getting up to speed. And when I read, "has no knowledge of potholes," I picture a Tesla slamming down into a giant pothole and damaging the car; needing to pull over to get it towed, fixed, etc.

Are things really "progressing just fine" if the car is repeatedly putting itself into dangerous situations?

Edit: I suppose that one could make the argument that we didn't even have this kind of tech on the roads ten years ago, and sure, that's progress in one sense. But I wouldn't call it "just fine" by a long shot, nor would I dismiss these concerns as whininess.