MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated
This is unsurprising but I&#x27;m glad that it is being researched &quot;formally&quot;.<p>I think this level of automation in-between cruise-control and full self driving is incredibly dangerous and should be made illegal. It is well known that humans can&#x27;t maintain focus on repetitive tasks for any significant length of time. Driving is already quite repetitive (and we see lots of accidents due to lack of focus) but the more automation you add the worse it gets. Especially when you add irresponsible marketing such as calling it &quot;Autopilot&quot; which strongly suggests that it can &quot;Pilot&quot; itself &quot;Automatically&quot;.<p>My proposal would be to hold the manufacturer responsible for the behaviour of their products as soon as they pass a very basic form of automation (such as  anything more than speed-maintenance cruise control). They shouldn&#x27;t be allowed to claim that it is the driver that is responsible and need to pay damages both to property and life when accidents occur.