Navigate on Autopilot
NOTE: Navigate on Autopilot is a BETA
feature and is not available in all market
regions.
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
Navigate on Autopilot 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 will only change lanes when
safe to do so.
When using Autosteer on a controlled-access
road (such as a highway or freeway),
Navigate on Autopilot guides Model 3 to off-
ramps and interchanges based on your
navigation route. Along the highway portion
of a navigation route, Navigate on Autopilot
also changes lanes to prepare for exits and to
minimize the driving time to your destination.
WARNING: Navigate on Autopilot
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, highway interchanges, and
exits because obstacles can appear
quickly and at any time.
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.
WARNING: Navigate on Autopilot 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.
Operating Navigate on
Autopilot
Once enabled, the Navigate on Autopilot
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 road. Touch this button to
allow Navigate on Autopilot to assist you on
your journey. When enabled, the Navigate on
Autopilot button is blue and the turn-by-turn
direction displays the Autosteer icon next to
maneuvers (such as freeway exits) that
Navigate on Autopilot will handle.
Enabling and Customizing
Navigate on Autopilot
To enable Navigate on Autopilot, touch
Controls > Autopilot > Navigate on Autopilot
(Beta). Then, to customize how you want
Navigate on Autopilot to operate, touch
CUSTOMIZE NAVIGATE ON AUTOPILOT:
Navigate on Autopilot activates and
• Enable At Start Of Every Trip: Choose
whether or not you want to automatically
enable Navigate on Autopilot for every
navigation route. When enabled, the
Navigate on Autopilot button on the turn-
by-turn direction list is already enabled at
the start of every trip.
deactivates as appropriate, based on the type
of road you are driving on. For example, if
Autosteer is active and the Navigate on
Autopilot setting is turned on, Navigate on
Autopilot automatically becomes active when
you reach a supported controlled-access
portion of your navigation route.
• Speed Based Lane Changes: Navigate on
Autopilot 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
Whenever Navigate on Autopilot is active, the
touchscreen displays the driving lane as a
single blue line in front of Model 3:
Autopilot
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