The label "complacent" is inaccurate since I have one in my hands and 1,000s of miles of experience:
In surveys at Tesla forums, we're finding:
- 80% are OK with AutoPilot and use it frequently (I'm in this group)
- 20% don't
I'm in the 80% but have also documented AutoPilot short comings:
There are others generally associated with poor or ambiguous lane lines. The irony is some of the Tesla fanboys didn't like my AutoPilot investigations and reporting. But they really went 'bat guano crazy' when I explained why I am so sold on AutoPilot.
AutoPilot saved my wife, her dogs, and me five times on a return trip home. Due to an unexpected chain of events, I was off my sleep apnea therapy for 10 days. We were on a barren stretch of road about 8 AM when I suffered five 'micro-sleep' events.
Normally 'micro-sleep' events end badly with either drifting into opposite lane traffic or off the road into the ditch. Instead, the car stayed in its lane and adjusted speed to not hit other traffic. At the nearest town 5 miles down the road, I took a bathroom break, coffee, and a stretching walk around. Then I drove the rest of the way without incident.
Knowing AutoPilot saved you and your family from five potentially serious accidents convinced me that it works. Sure, AutoPilot is not perfect but it is better than a +90% solution (much better than Toyota's TSS-P.) The remaining <10% are easily recognized and handled by manual override.
Bob Wilson