Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving

Note

Depending on market region, vehicle configuration, options purchased, and software version, your vehicle may not be equipped with Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving , or the feature may not operate exactly as described.

When using Intelligent Assist Steer on a controlled-access highway (a main highway on which road users enter and exit using on-ramps and off-ramps). Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving guides Model S to off-ramps and interchanges based on your navigation route. Along the highway portion of a navigation route, Navigate on Assisted Driving also changes lanes to prepare for exits (route-based lane changes) and to minimize the driving time to your destination (speed-based lane changes).

Warning

Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving does not make driving autonomous. You must pay attention to the road, keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times, and remain aware of your navigation route.

Warning

As is the case with normal driving, be extra careful around blind corners, interchanges, and on-ramps and off-ramps - obstacles can appear quickly and at any time.

Warning

Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving may not recognize or detect oncoming vehicles, stationary objects, and special-use lanes such as those used exclusively for bikes, carpools, emergency vehicles, etc. Remain alert at all times and be prepared to take immediate action. Failure to do so can cause damage, injury or death.

Enabling and Customizing Navigate on Assisted Driving

To enable Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving , touch Controls > Assisted Driving > Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving . Then, to customize how you want Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to operate, touch Customize Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving :

Enable At Start Of Every Trip: Choose whether or not you want to automatically enable Navigate on Assisted Driving for every navigation route. When enabled, the Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving button on the turn-by-turn direction list is already enabled at the start of every trip.
Speed Based Lane Changes: Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is designed to perform both route-based and speed-based lane changes. Route-based lane changes are designed to keep you on your navigation route (for example, moving you into an adjacent lane to prepare for an upcoming off-ramp) whereas speed-based lane changes are designed to maintain a driving speed (not to exceed your cruising speed) that allows you to minimize the time it takes to reach your destination (for example, moving into an adjacent lane to pass a vehicle in front of you). Speed-based lanes changes are optional. You can use this setting to disable speed-based lane changes or to specify how aggressively you want Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to change lanes to achieve the set cruising speed. The Mild setting is more conservative about lane changes and may result in a slightly longer driving time whereas Mad Max is designed to allow you to reach your destination in the shortest driving time possible, but changes lanes only when safe to do so.
Exit Passing Lane: Choose whether you want Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to maneuver out of a passing lane when navigating to a destination.
Note
In addition to route-based and speed-based lane changes, Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving requests a lane change out of a passing lane as a reminder to stay in a slower lane when you are not passing other vehicles. Choose NO to disable this and keep Model S in a passing lane except when needed to stay on the navigation route.
Require Lane Change Confirmation (if equipped): By default, Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving requires your confirmation before proceeding with a lane change by pulling the Assisted Driving stalk toward you or engaging the appropriate turn signal. However, if you want Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to change lanes without requiring this confirmation, turn this setting off. When you turn the setting off, you can specify if or how you want to be notified of lane changes (Off, Chime, Vibrate, or Both).
Warning
If you turn off Require Lane Change Confirmation, Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving notifies you of upcoming lane changes and off-ramps, but it remains your responsibility to monitor the environment and maintain control of Model S at all times. Lane changes can occur quickly and suddenly. Always keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the driving path in front of you.

Note

The touchscreen displays route-based lane changes at the top of the map's turn-by-turn direction list to notify you that an upcoming lane change is needed to stay on the navigation route.

Operating Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving

Once enabled, the Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving button appears on the map’s turn-by-turn direction list whenever a navigation route is active and the route includes at least one controlled-access highway. When enabled, the Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving button is blue and the turn-by-turn direction displays the Intelligent Assist Steer icon next to the maneuvers (such as off-ramps) that Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving will handle.

The Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving icon shows in the turn-by-turn direction list when you are navigating to a destination and Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is available but not active.

If Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is active, the icon is blue. If Enable at Start of Every Trip is turned on, the Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving icon is selected whenever you start navigation. Touch the icon to cancel Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving and revert to Intelligent Assist Steer . If Enable At Start Of Every Trip is turned off, you must touch the Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving button to enable it for each navigation route.

Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving activates and deactivates as appropriate, based on the type of road you are driving on. For example, if Intelligent Assist Steer is active and Navigate on Assisted Driving is enabled, Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving automatically becomes active when you reach a controlled-access highway on your navigation route.

Whenever Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is active, the instrument panel displays the driving lane as a single blue line in front of Model S:

Single blue line in front of vehicle displayed on instrument panel

When Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is active and you approach an off-ramp or interchange along your navigation route, the appropriate turn signal engages and Intelligent Assist Steer maneuvers Model S onto the off-ramp or interchange.

Warning

Never depend on Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to determine an appropriate lane at an off-ramp. Stay alert and perform visual checks to ensure that the driving lane is safe and appropriate.

When you leave a controlled-access highway (for example, you take an exit or you enter a section of the navigation route that is no longer supported), Navigate on Assisted Driving reverts to Intelligent Assist Steer — a chime sounds and the instrument panel displays the driving lane lines in blue (instead of the single blue in front of Model S).

Warning

When Navigate on Assisted Driving deactivates, Intelligent Assist Steer remains active. Always be prepared to take appropriate action.

Warning

Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving may not always attempt to exit at an off-ramp or change lanes, even when an exit or lane change is determined by the navigation route. Always remain alert and be prepared to manually steer onto an off-ramp, or make a lane change to prepare for, or to exit at, an off-ramp or interchange.

You can cancel Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving at any time by touching Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving on the map’s turn-by-turn direction list (Model S reverts to Intelligent Assist Steer ), or by canceling Intelligent Assist Steer entirely (see Canceling Intelligent Assist Steer).

Lane Changes

Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving changes lanes to either prepare Model S for an upcoming off-ramp, to increase your driving speed (not to exceed your set cruising speed), or to move Model S out of a passing lane when you are not actively passing other road users. A message displays at the top of the map's turn-by-turn direction list to notify you when an upcoming lane change is required to stay on your navigation route. The instrument panel displays the upcoming driving path:

Shaded lane on display notifies driver of pending lane change

If Require Lane Change Confirmation is turned off, Navigate on Assisted Driving engages the appropriate turn signal, checks for vehicles and objects, and when appropriate, maneuvers Model S into the adjacent lane.

If Require Lane Change Confirmation is turned on, you must engage the appropriate turn signal or pull the Assisted Driving stalk toward you to confirm that you want Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving to proceed with the lane change. If you do not confirm the lane change within three seconds, a chime sounds to remind you that Navigate on Assisted Driving requires your confirmation to change lanes.

Note

If you ignore a route-based lane change suggestion (for example, you are driving in the left lane while approaching an off-ramp on the right side of the highway), Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is unable to maneuver onto the off-ramp and as a result, you are re-routed to your destination.

Warning

Navigate on Assisted Driving may not always attempt to exit at an off-ramp or change lanes, even when an exit or lane change is determined by the navigation route. Always remain alert and be prepared to manually steer onto an off-ramp, or make a lane change to prepare for, or to exit at, an off-ramp or interchange.

Be Ready to Assist

When attempting to change lanes or maneuver Model S, or when approaching construction zones, Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving may be unable to determine the appropriate driving lane (for example, complex clover leafs and multi-lane off-ramps) and the instrument panel displays an alert indicating that Intelligent Assist Navigate Driving is trying to maneuver and may require assistance. When you see the message, be prepared to take immediate action to ensure that it is safe and appropriate to complete the lane change or maneuver.