US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said human drivers must pay attention at all times after videos emerged of people wearing what appeared to be Apple’s recently released Vision Pro headset while driving Teslas.

Buttigieg responded on Twitter/X to a video that had more than 24m views of a Tesla driver who appeared to be gesturing with his hands to manipulate a virtual reality field.

Despite their names, Tesla’s assisted driving features – Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving – do not mean the vehicles are fully autonomous, Buttigieg said Monday on social media.

“Reminder – ALL advanced driver assistance systems available today require the human driver to be in control and fully engaged in the driving task at all times,” Buttigieg said.

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    710 months ago

    the only “HUD” I want while driving is one that dynamically dims LED headlights while leaving the rest of my view unaltered.

    • @TwanHE
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      310 months ago

      Speedo and tach projected in the bottom edge of the windscreen is really nice tho.

      • @unphazed
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        110 months ago

        I used an app a couple of times at night that reflected my speed where I know speed traps existed. Was kinda cool if low tech

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        10 months ago

        Imagine having a full field of view around your vehicle without looking away from the road in front of you. Full 360° vision from a camera setup without having to move your head. Or, at the very least, making your blind spots transparent so they no longer exist.

    • @aidan
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      110 months ago

      And sunrises/sunsets right in front of you