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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Whether its Tesla Autopilot or the advanced cruise control in cars like the Genesis that was just mentioned, this is one of the features you don't think you need but once you've experienced it, you can't live without.
It's just such a luxury, it feels like your car is chauffering you. You can indeed sit back and reach for something in the other seat, enjoy your coffee, and just take a portion of your mind off it mentally. If you hate rush hour traffic and traffic jams this is a game changer. Its very hard to explain unless you've experienced it in the drivers seat. Its like that feeling when you sit down on your sofa and you just relax...except your car is still moving to the destination and managing all the little starts and stops of a traffic jam and you don't need to feel stress. You are still attentive and ready to take over a split second if you need to, but there's just part of your mind that no-longer needs to be focused on all the minutiae of steering and feathering the gas and brake constantly. Its like going to an OLED TV, you don't know until you've tried and then it's hard to go back.
I rarely drive out of town or long distances. I use autopilot every day driving to the store or driving to work.
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I'm not picking on you or anyone in this thread specifically, but the two bolded bits are not really in agreement, and studies have shown it takes the average person a lot more time to re-engage than a split second.