[HarryHirsch]

I can't imagine having a Tesla with the drive-assist software in its current state. It's like having a mentally ill spouse at home, you always wonder what irrational thing is going to come next, you have no peace any second of the day. Now try that during something safety-critical, like driving. The constant hypervigilance is exhausting, and when you aren't looking, the Tesla drives itself into a traffic bollard. Why is such crap road-legal?

[tmountain]

I have a Model Y, and I don't feel comfortable with autopilot or lane assist. Both of them do "dumb stuff" regularly. The day I got the car, lane assist attempted to steer me into the center median of a highway when the car was going around 50 miles per hour. After that, I realized I'm not interested in "beta" features that put my life in danger. Autopilot drives like a paranoid grandma. It brakes constantly when it shouldn't. All that said, the car is a lot of fun, and I really enjoy it, but I choose to maintain full control at all times.

[heliodor]

Because our current form of government can't keep pace with the rate of new things.

[rootusrootus]

> The constant hypervigilance is exhausting

This is exactly it, IMO.

Whether you like AP or not largely comes down to how your driving style compares to the computer's. If you are a defensive driver, you won't really care for the kinds of obviously dumb situations AP will happily drive you into. Eventually it reacts, but it takes a lot longer for the sensors to notice what a human brain can easily predict is about to occur.

I found AP to be an interesting toy, but it never made driving more relaxing for me, because I had to be more aware, not less, of everything around me.

[antattack]

Autopilot is not as bad as you think it is, for one it does not stop abruptly. Thousands of drivers are using it regularly. Drivers report less fatigue and paying better attention to things that matter rather than keeping the car in line. Of course, there are some drivers that are not comfortable with it yet.

EU seem to have more stringent regulations - for example, to ensure that AI maneuvers will be less unexpected EU regulations put a hard rate limit on steering angle. Trouble with regulating at such level is that in some cases (curved roads, hazard avoidance) it makes the car less safe.

Overall, Level 2 systems, like Autopilot, are not autonomous and their performance depends in large part on drivers judgement. I think regulations need to focus on human - AI interface requirements a bit more.

[whiplash451]

I agree. Plus it is a lot more stressful to imagine that the car could stop randomly rather that hitting an object in front of you (which is already quite bad). The former is literally mentally exhausting.

[FinalBriefing]

and paying $10k for it, too. I imagine a number of customers paid for it, so they want to use it, no matter the state it is in.

[misiti3780]

that is the only way it will ever get better.

[Ygg2]

Maybe the lawmakers, are asleep at the wheel?