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I think Tomte is referencing that it is illegal (and dangerous see guy who died when auto-pilot drove into the back of a truck) to let the autopilot drive unassisted, for example reading a book or falling asleep.

I got the impression though that OP was stating that they used theirs as a "second pair of eyes" and added safety device when they do things in the car that require their hands and attention. This, to me, is perfectly fine. I know people who get around this in normal cars by driving with the knees, or just taking their eyes off the road for "just a second". Using autopilot has got to be safer than that.

I once had a wasp fly right into my face when I was driving, auto pilot would have been great, luckily I was on an empty road, but if I was unlucky enough to need to react fast as that happened I doubt I would have been able to.