[Gys]

> While initially the feature will require drivers to confirm lane changes [...], future versions of Navigate on Autopilot will allow customers to waive the confirmation requirement if they choose to.

So at least technology wise my dream becomes true: a car that takes care of the biggest and most boring part of long drives, the highways. Hopefully legislation will follow soon...

[FPGAhacker]

You don't think your drive will become even more boring when your car is "doing everything" but you are required to "pay attention and be ready to take over at all times?"

I'd agree if you could trust it and didn't have to be actively involved in watching your car drive for you. Sounds pretty boring as is though. Sleep inducing.

It'd be like having a normally very reliable chauffeur that would occasionally get horribly confused and do something very wrong, and you had to watch their every move, most of which are perfect, for the remote chance of terrible confusion and be ready to grab the wheel.

[omarforgotpwd]

No, it doesn't get more boring. It is very relaxing and leads to less stress. I use it almost every day, including driving from LA to San Francisco on Friday.

[ttarabula]

I think this is still a super under appreciated point. The focus is often on full autonomy, but we don't need full autonomy in complex city driving environments to unlock a potential sea change in behavior. Imagine the impact of simply being able to trust your vehicle to do the heavy lifting for an hour to get you from, say, Sacramento to San Francisco, only needing to take control at the highway end points for 30 minutes on each end.

[cma]

Waiving the confirmation still doesn't get you there; you still will have to pay attention the whole time and have hands on the wheel at this point.

[rohit2412]

And then people argue that Tesla does not do deceptive advertisement and everybody knows the legal and technical limitations of autopilot.