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by kwhitefoot 3062 days ago
I have a 2015 Tesla S 70D with first generation autopilot (traffic aware cruise control and autosteering). The car does keep enough distance if you set it that way. The cruise control has a setting for the distance between you and the vehicle in front, the maximum distance is actually about three seconds separation. If you have it on that setting you have time to react, assuming you are paying attention in the first place. Might not be enough time to completely avoid an accident but enough to mitigate it.