Anyone worth their tire time will tell you that through the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties ~ okay, until we bought our Model X; I almost always bought a leather cover to add body to our steering wheel since standard steering wheels were not too much thicker than heavy duty gauge wire. I never bought goofy dice to hang from the mirror
Just sayin’
Bottom line Tesla’s steering wheel has body and feels like a steering wheel should ~ if you like, no if you love to drive.
First, okay at first I was going to complain that the current sensitivity needed to be increased, but actually I think that is actually a positive since it forces the driver to take action at a time or two when boredom might be setting in on the drive. Roads are really disappointing now days. My dad would give us heads up about an up coming dip in the road so we could all yell “wheeee.” No not like the little piggy enroute to the bathroom
No, it was the feeling of your stomach falling farther down in your body
Second, I thought there was already in place a mechanism to force the driver to keep their hands on the wheel or after repeated warnings it would disengage. I usually remind Xena I am in control, even if it is superficial
In other words, I have not tested the system anytime recently to confirm. And, regardless, the short time involved in the Utah accident was too short for serious attention getting.
Bottom line for me is that any driver oblivious of the hazards of driving, forgotten or elitist should be taken off the road regardless of make or model; autopilot or manual pilot. There are laws helping with this like not texting and driving, or for my wife when she finally got the point of wearing a seatbelt (mandatory law). My god she was stubborn
At what point is enough laws, or manufacture safety features enough and it becomes the driver’s responsibility? At what point? Intelligence does not guarantee responsibility
