I went on a 600+ miles round trip almost entirely on NOA this past weekend (using the latest version 2019.36.2.1). Overall, it was a very good experience. Auto lane changes were perfect even with cars in my blind spot. And for the most part, NOA handled exits and highway transitions pretty well, with just a few disengagements because of constructions zones and one cloverleaf exit.
I did have one weird issue where NOA tried to take the wrong exit. I am cruising along. NOA does an auto lane change back into the right lane because my exit is coming up in about 1.5 miles. So far so good. Then, I am about 1 mile from my exit, there is an exit for a truck stop and NOA veers me into that exit! I jerked the wheel and got back into my lane and reengaged NOA. Then, a mile later, as I approach my actual exit, NOA correctly veers into my exit.
I suspect this might be a navigation issue. I'm hoping that these issues will be fixed with AP3 when Tesla is able to rely less on navigation data and more on camera vision and detect road signs and such. We know already that AP3 can detect traffic cones and driveable space in constructions zones. Presumably, when Tesla also adds reading road signs, NOA will handle exits better as well.
I did have one weird issue where NOA tried to take the wrong exit. I am cruising along. NOA does an auto lane change back into the right lane because my exit is coming up in about 1.5 miles. So far so good. Then, I am about 1 mile from my exit, there is an exit for a truck stop and NOA veers me into that exit! I jerked the wheel and got back into my lane and reengaged NOA. Then, a mile later, as I approach my actual exit, NOA correctly veers into my exit.
I suspect this might be a navigation issue. I'm hoping that these issues will be fixed with AP3 when Tesla is able to rely less on navigation data and more on camera vision and detect road signs and such. We know already that AP3 can detect traffic cones and driveable space in constructions zones. Presumably, when Tesla also adds reading road signs, NOA will handle exits better as well.