The Full Self-Driving features allow the car to drive itself in certain situations. Musk said drivers will soon be able to disabling the safety feature.
If the driver doesn't keep their hands on the steering wheel, the car will ask them to move the steering wheel a few times to make sure they're paying attention.
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Musk agreed to give the option to turn off the steering wheel to users with more than 10,000 miles on the vehicle.
The update will allow drivers to keep their hands off the steering wheel while driving. Some owners have expressed enthusiasm about the feature, though it may raise more questions about whether it's mature enough to be used on public roads.
If the built-in cabin camera sees an inattentive driver, it will warn the driver or even stop the car. There are some issues with this approach. It's possible that owners of these cars won't be able to turn off the steering wheel because they don't have the cabin camera.
Consumer Reports found that camera-based driver monitoring was not an adequate solution for making sure the driver is paying attention to the road.
The driver can enter a destination into the car's navigation system and have the car drive there on its own, but it requires the driver to be attentive and ready to take over. Initially, it was only available to a small group of users, but later it was expanded to drivers who met the "Safety Score" requirement. It was made available to all users of the cars that have it.
Regulators are looking into issues such as phantom braking. The driver of a car that malfunctioned and caused a crash on the San Francisco Bay bridge told authorities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was looking into at least 41 crashes in which some of the autopilot features in the cars were engaged.
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