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Written by Ollie Marriage
There is nothing in the British Highway Code that says you have to hold on to the steering wheel at all times just that you have to be in control of the car at all times. In the US, only the state of New York says you have to keep your hands on the wheel.Most marques, concerned, I suspect, about litigation, have set up their systems to bleat as soon as you take your hands off the wheel. Not Tesla. Why, I have no idea. No, that"s not strictly true. I don"t know if their radar and cameras are more hi-tech than other marques, but I doubt it, but I do know that giving the car the ability to drive hands-free makes the car seem cleverer and Tesla more cutting edge. And that"s a powerful, potent sentiment and a new car company intent on socking it to the establishment.And it works, it really does. It"s also currently the only car to be able to change lanes autonomously if you put the indicator on although to do that you do have to have your hands on the steering wheel.Anyway, for 14 miles of the M4 motorway at rush hour last Friday evening, I neither touched the steering, nor the pedals. Colleague Tom Harrison did even better 16 miles. Think this sounds dangerous? The weird thing is when you put your trust in the car to get it right, you find yourself paying more attention simply because you don"t actually believe it can. That may change over time, though.Read Top Gear"s first drive of the Tesla Model S P90D here
Date written: 10 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2083
There is nothing in the British Highway Code that says you have to hold on to the steering wheel at all times just that you have to be in control of the car at all times. In the US, only the state of New York says you have to keep your hands on the wheel.Most marques, concerned, I suspect, about litigation, have set up their systems to bleat as soon as you take your hands off the wheel. Not Tesla. Why, I have no idea. No, that"s not strictly true. I don"t know if their radar and cameras are more hi-tech than other marques, but I doubt it, but I do know that giving the car the ability to drive hands-free makes the car seem cleverer and Tesla more cutting edge. And that"s a powerful, potent sentiment and a new car company intent on socking it to the establishment.And it works, it really does. It"s also currently the only car to be able to change lanes autonomously if you put the indicator on although to do that you do have to have your hands on the steering wheel.Anyway, for 14 miles of the M4 motorway at rush hour last Friday evening, I neither touched the steering, nor the pedals. Colleague Tom Harrison did even better 16 miles. Think this sounds dangerous? The weird thing is when you put your trust in the car to get it right, you find yourself paying more attention simply because you don"t actually believe it can. That may change over time, though.Read Top Gear"s first drive of the Tesla Model S P90D here
Date written: 10 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2083
