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From the article, it seems that this autopilot checks that the driver is attentive. > When drivers activate Autopilot, the acknowledgment box explains, among o
by gjulianm 10y ago
From the article, it seems that this autopilot checks that the driver is attentive.
> When drivers activate Autopilot, the acknowledgment box explains, among other things, that Autopilot “is an assist feature that requires you to keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times," and that "you need to maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle” while using it. Additionally, every time that Autopilot is engaged, the car reminds the driver to “Always keep your hands on the wheel. Be prepared to take over at any time.” The system also makes frequent checks to ensure that the driver's hands remain on the wheel and provides visual and audible alerts if hands-on is not detected. It then gradually slows down the car until hands-on is detected again.
- BinaryIdiot 10y agoIt does but it's not terribly frequent and it's easy to bypass. When you give people a feature they're going to use it however they want regardless of what you tell them. Users are funny like that :)
- gohrt 10y agoWhat if you get into a collision while you are reading all the text in that acknowledgement box?
- mikeash 10y agoI don't think the setting can be changed unless the car is in Park.
- mikeash 10y agoThose "frequent checks" are pretty rare. I've gone 15-20 minutes without seeing one. For a while it was every 3-5 minutes, but they've dialed it back up in newer software updates.