Tesla’s new Model S will automatically shift between park, reverse, and drive

How long until it runs over a kid in a driveway backing up?

Additionaly I don't see how the car with that new steering wheel can get approval in Europe when you are not supposed to cross you hands when driving. There is a reason people aren't driving around K.I.T.T. steering wheels.

This may be a little off topic, but as cars evolve to truly self drive, what happens in a traffic stop? Will the police issue a moving violation to the driver even if the car messes up? If so, is there case law or precedent for how one fights the ticket? Will car manufacturers provide a service that proves the car was driving and why it performed what actions in a way that a traffic court will understand? Will the driver accept all liability for decisions made by the car? If the car causes enough moving violations for the drivers license to be suspended, will the driver be allowed to sit in the back seat as a passenger once cars reach the point where a driver is not legally required?

Model 3 autopilot is exactly as autonomous as I really feel comfortable with - that is, it can handle stop and go traffic and highway lane keeping. I’ll gladly drive the local streets on manual.

This new Model S is a bridge too far in a few different regards. I’d probably go with an EV BMW or Benz in this segment when they are available, if I had the money. Or the new Hummer.

Seems like something with very little margin for error and catastrophic if you screw up. I'm not sure why this was a major feature they needed to ship or what problem they're solving for...

I wonder if unintended acceleration lawsuits will go away - or become a really really big deal.