Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee

Post by shermantanktop » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC

burningChrome wrote: post #133

MarkusWandel wrote: post #29

Wait a minute. My recent-ish car has LKAS. It recognizes white lines (or possibly curbs too) and if both boundaries of the lane are recongized, will steer for you - for 10 seconds maybe, before it nags you provide some steering input. But in those 10 seconds it's perfectly capable of smoothly steering around bends in the road on its own. And it is a useful safety feature even if only nudging the steering wheel while…

Was watching OPLive last week. Every week they have a segment called "Triple Play" where they have law enforcement send them videos of crazy chases and other interesting experiences. This last week they had a guy who had completely passed out in his car and was fast asleep at the wheel. A state trooper pulled up alongside it and could see the guy slumped over his wheel. Apparently the car was essentially weaving back…

Post by rootusrootus » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC

fc417fc802 wrote: post #162

rootusrootus wrote: post #53

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My Comma 4 arrives today, and I think it will be great (using it with my Lightning, not my Model 3), but I think it is just a temporary solution that is effectively a dead man walking. The latest cars are not usable with a Comma and likely will never be, with manufacturers locking down the CANBUS with encryption.

Literal anticompetitive behavior in the name of safety. The more of them that move to subscription services the better the chance the scheme gets legally challenged I figure.

Post by lotsofpulp » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC

palata wrote: post #170

lotsofpulp wrote: post #59

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> 4. Subscriptions drive our economy, I don't know the details but it seems like every company wants subscriptions over one time purchases. Every person I know wants a subscription, too. Who wouldn’t want a nest egg throwing off passive income?

> Every person I know wants a subscription, too. You mean consumer? I genuinely cannot understand why anyone would buy a car or a bed or a fridge that requires a subscription. That's beyond me. I do understand why companies want to screw consumers, obviously.

Post by greenpresident » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

moolcool wrote: post #178

greenpresident wrote: post #28

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Pressing the lane assistant button on a Mercedes steering wheel and getting a “you’ll need to activate your subscription first” message really drove up my blood pressure.

Woah, which model was this in?

Post by caconym_ » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC

cbsks wrote: post #27

stefan_ wrote: post #6

Is the article confused or will there literally be no lane-keeping without the subscription? Because nowadays every car rental place bottom of the barrel Kia has lane-keeping.

Tesla’s “autosteer” is significantly more advanced than the “lane keeping” feature I’ve seen in rental cars, or my own 2023 Jeep. My understanding is that autosteer will actively keep the car centered in the middle of the lane, while the “lane keeping” I’ve experienced will only adjust the steering when you approach the lane edge, which pin balls you back and forth like a drunk driver.