No idea about tesla, but how do you screw up hand detenction?

sjm-lbm · on June 7, 2018

It's based off measuring torque on the steering column, not some sort of (say) heat or pressure sensors on the wheel itself.

So, having your hands on the wheel and not moving them can be sensed by the Tesla as "not having your hands on the wheel".

MBCook · on June 7, 2018

In my car (a Honda) I can have my hands on the wheel and if I’m not doi enough steering it will yell at me.

There are one or two spots around town that are straight enough that I don’t need to give any steering input and it will sometimes flag me there even though my hands were on the wheel the whole time.

On a freeway? Don’t think I’ve ever had thay happen though.

cf498 · on June 7, 2018

Learned something new, thanks a lot.

ingenieroariel · on June 7, 2018

The hand not applying any pressure and barely touching the wheel. It happens consistently on my Ford Fusion when I am driving on a straight line. Car says my hands are not on the wheel when they are touching it.