I'll agree that hands on the wheel is a poor proxy for actually paying attention. On the other hand, actually paying attention is what you're required to do if

I'll agree that hands on the wheel is a poor proxy for actually paying attention. On the other hand, actually paying attention is what you're required to do if you want to drive a car, so if anyone has difficulty with that then maybe they should turn "autopilot" off, rather than disable the safeties?