Study: Tesla Autopilot misleading, overestimated more than similar technology
So I take it it&#x27;s NOT okay to take your hands off the wheel with Tesla Autopilot? I am not familiar with the technology.<p>The Tesla page on it (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tesla.com&#x2F;autopilot" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tesla.com&#x2F;autopilot</a>) takes a while to get to describing what it <i>does</i>, but then says, among other things:<p>&gt; Autopilot enables your car to steer, accelerate and brake automatically within its lane.<p>And:<p>&gt; With the new Tesla Vision cameras, sensors and computing power, your Tesla will navigate tighter, more complex roads.<p>So it&#x27;s steering... but you&#x27;re supposed to leave your hands on the wheel anyway?  But not actually steering, just resting there just in case? I&#x27;m not sure how realistic this is in terms of human behavior. To their credit, the page, at least as of this moment, also says:<p>&gt; Current Autopilot features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.<p>Reading just the web page, if you asked me &quot;So, do you need to leave your hands on the wheel when autopilot is engaged on the freeway&quot;, I&#x27;d be unsure. Does &quot;active driver supervision&quot; mean &quot;hands on the wheel&quot;?<p>In general, it is very hard for humans to keep paying close attention to something they aren&#x27;t involved in actually actively controlling, &quot;just in case.&quot;  I&#x27;m not sure if there&#x27;s a way for this technology to be safe, if that&#x27;s what it depends on to be safe. (not unique to Tesla).