I drove round-trip from Detroit to New York City over Labor Day weekend — a grueling 10 hours each way — but for a good chunk of that time, the car took the wheel for me.

Why it matters: Cars with hands-free driver-assistance features are coming on the market thick and fast, but consumers are still wary of them…

Where it stands: You still cannot buy a self-driving car, but more than half of the 2023 auto models on the market are available with a feature that’s a step in that direction: an optional active driving assistance system (ADAS)…

The best systems, according to Consumer Reports, use a driver-monitoring camera to ensure that the driver is paying attention.
Active driving assistance is meant to be a convenience, not a substitute for the driver’s responsibility…

The bottom line: A long road trip was much better with a robot as my co-pilot.