Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes
11 January 2022, 03:32 pm | Updated: 21 November 2024, 10:27 pm
Tesla's automated driver assist feature has added an assertive driving mode.
The setting will follow other cars more closely, change lanes more frequently, not leave the overtaking lane, and perform rolling stops.
Such driver behaviour by humans is often discouraged by safety groups.
However, it could sometimes be safer for an automated system to be more assertive, like a human driver, rather than being overly cautious, one motor safety expert said.
The three driving profiles--chill, average, and assertive--were first added in Tesla's October update. That update, however, was quickly pulled because of other issues, but the driving profiles feature has now been restored.
A screenshot of the update was posted to Twitter by David Zipper, a technology writer and visiting fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, and was first reported by The Verge.
