cameron thanks for your terrific post im glad you had such a positive experience with ap

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first disengagement: 31 miles after start of trip. in santa barbara. why? ap disengaged itself seemingly because i passed the indicated offramp to hwy 154 and remained on 101. even though 154 was technically a shortcut, it involved a steep mountain pass and i imagined using considerable energy to crest it.

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cameron thanks for your terrific post. i'm glad you had such a positive experience with ap.

regarding your thought on why ap disengaged at the 154 offramp: they way i interpret what you wrote it sounds like you believe that ap disengaged because the car nav route recommended using 154 but you elected to stay on the 101. do i have that right?

if so, i believe it is true that at this time ap does not follow the car nav route. they aren't connected. yet. when you have ap on, if a turn or on/off ramp is required the driver (human) has to take over and do that. so when you are heading south on 101 past los alamos with ap on and the 154 offramp was in view, to take that offramp you would need to disengage ap and make the exit turn manually.

my apologies if i misinterpreted your post.

by the way, the route map image you posted shows you taking 154. but you said you did not use that highway, you stayed on the 101, right?