Tesla has begun rolling out its latest suite of driver aides, moving it from testing by the company’s engineers to beta testing using select Tesla owners. The system is called Autopilot 7.0, but this is perhaps a slightly grandiose name, because the system really isn’t a huge step up from the previous generation. It won’t, for example, drive you to your destination all on its own. The system is designed to keep you in your lane and will handle acceleration and braking. So any steering beyond slight corrections to maintain your lane will be up to you.
This is still a very useful system though, and it will surely be your best friend when you get caught in heavy traffic. But even in these circumstances, it will still require occasional input from a human, in the form of the periodic touching of the turn indicator. This is essentially to confirm that a human is still paying attention to what is going on, and although it’s required for legal reasons, it’s really not a bad idea for something still in beta testing. The system reportedly works best when following another vehicle, so heavy traffic situations are actually preferable.
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