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Videos on YouTube[1] show that the car drives itself even with hands off the wheel. However, I've also read that the car will prompt the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and even turn on emergency flashers/slow to a stop if the driver failed to do so [2]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7Esg-txR0 [2] http://www.wired.com/2015/10/tesla-self-driving-over-air-upd...

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Well, that sounds annoying - what's the point of autopilot if you still have to keep your hands on the steering wheel and pay attention to the traffic...

It's like having to hold a button your hands free headset in order to be able to talk :-)

To be a stepping stone for proper legislation and technology that allows more hands-free operation, I'd guess.

You don't have to keep your hands on the wheel.

It only prompts the driver and turns off if the system can no longer reliably track the lines in the road OR track the car in front of you.

Good to know - have you used it, or did you read more detail about it somewhere?

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