Drove about 100 miles up into the Rockies yesterday, 90% highway, and was very impressed with NoA (HW3). A few things:
Good progress all around in this update.
- On “Normal” lane change setting, it appears to be more decisive about changing lanes. It feels more natural and human in terms of seeing a slot and putting the indicator on. In the past it would take a a few seconds too long to make that decision and by then the situation had changed such that the lane change didn’t make sense or the space wasn’t there anymore.
- It’s doing a much better job of changing lanes to pass and then changing lanes back out of the passing lane more quickly as a human should. It feels a lot more natural. If I was observing a Tesla with this behavior from another car, I’m not sure that I could tell the difference between autopilot vs. human at this point. There were a few situations where it was a little too aggressive changing out of the passing lane and getting stuck behind a slow car for a bit. It’s not as opportunistic as a human yet.
- Lane changes seem to be slightly tweaked. It is still assertive, but the lane change maneuver isn’t as jerky. It seems to be a few hairs smoother to me.
Good progress all around in this update.