Archduke
Member
I've been put in AP jail twice. Both times, it was because I was doing about 85 MPH in the left lane on the freeway when I noticed a car rapidly approaching from behind in an attempt to pass. And both times, there were semi trucks in the right lane preventing me from pulling into the right lane immediately. So both times, I sped up in order to pass the trucks and clear the passing lane for the car behind me. It's what a courteous driver would do. And both times, my Tesla locked me out of AP, forcing me to exit the freeway, put the car in park, leave the car until it 'went to sleep', and then restart the car to clear the prohibition on using AP. And both times, it frustrated me greatly.
I can totally understand why AP becomes unavailable for a driver who ignores prompts to put his/her hands back on the steering wheel. But a driver who increases their speed past 90 MPH may be doing it for any number of reasons, some of which might be justified. Wouldn't it be best in this scenario to simply have AP disable itself once the speed passed 90 MPH? I seem to remember that is what happened until recently.
I can totally understand why AP becomes unavailable for a driver who ignores prompts to put his/her hands back on the steering wheel. But a driver who increases their speed past 90 MPH may be doing it for any number of reasons, some of which might be justified. Wouldn't it be best in this scenario to simply have AP disable itself once the speed passed 90 MPH? I seem to remember that is what happened until recently.