For now, that option does provide a few extra features, such as automatic lane changes around slower traffic, the ability to navigate highway interchanges, and the now infamous Smart Summon capability, where the vehicle will drive itself through parking lots, sometimes in a far-from-perfect manner, to where its owner is standing.
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And that's even with our car's $6000 Full Self-Driving Capability option, which Tesla promises will actually live up to its name at some point in the future. In 2016, Elon Musk prominently promised that by the end of 2017, a Tesla would be able to drive autonomously from Los Angeles to Manhattan "without the need for a single touch, including the charging." Here we are in 2020, and our long-term Model 3, with the third-generation hardware suite upon which Musk's claim was based, doesn't seem that much closer to the goal. Verdict: One of the best, but can it really evolve all the way to self-driving? Lows: Dramatic steering inputs when it makes an occasional mistake, no more hands-free capability. Highs: Best user interface, most versatile, extremely capable. As you might imagine, automakers do not endorse this hack. When activated, Comma.ai's Openpilot software assumes control over the steering, brakes, and throttle, and it reduces the frequent reminders to keep your hands on the wheel. For $998, upstart Comma.ai sells an aftermarket dash cam and wiring harness that taps into and overrides the factory-installed assistance systems in many Honda and Toyota models as well as some Chrysler, Kia, and Lexus vehicles, among others. This report on those systems includes a lesser known third player. Thanks to recent software updates, the most sophisticated systems- Cadillac's Super Cruise and Tesla's Autopilot-are more capable today than they were initially. Diminished claims and "it's harder than we thought" mea culpas from self-driving's loudest advocates suggest we'll be wandering here for many years to come.Īt least the technology is meandering in the right direction, though. If the self-driving car is the promised land, then today's ever proliferating driver-assist features are the desert. From the February 2020 issue of Car and Driver.
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