Today while I was cruising on the freeway, in autopilot, I disconnected my seatbelt in order to get something out of my front pocket. Yes, I know -- Bad. The Model S beeped at me furiously, and autopilot disengaged. So far, so good, or at least expected.
I reconnected the seatbelt as quickly as I could, but then found that my speed either in cruise control or autopilot mode was limited to 30 mph! It would actually let me go into autopilot and try to slow down to 30 mph! Quite dangerous on a freeway. In fully manual driving I could go at whatever speed I wished.
After 15 minutes I stopped at a rest area, let the car fully turn itself off, and when I took off again, all was well. This seems like odd behavior. I can see inhibiting autopilot or adaptive cruise completely after the driver does something stupid, but limiting to 30 mph seems more dangerous than not doing anything.
So, bug or feature?
I reconnected the seatbelt as quickly as I could, but then found that my speed either in cruise control or autopilot mode was limited to 30 mph! It would actually let me go into autopilot and try to slow down to 30 mph! Quite dangerous on a freeway. In fully manual driving I could go at whatever speed I wished.
After 15 minutes I stopped at a rest area, let the car fully turn itself off, and when I took off again, all was well. This seems like odd behavior. I can see inhibiting autopilot or adaptive cruise completely after the driver does something stupid, but limiting to 30 mph seems more dangerous than not doing anything.
So, bug or feature?