Alexandra Mosher

USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO — Some Tesla owners have used the cars' Autopilot feature to take their hands off the wheel — and film themselves doing anything but driving.

YouTube videos uploaded since Tesla introduced the self-driving feature in October show drivers playing games, pretending to sleep, and in general, not holding the steering wheel.

This kind of distracted driving is what Tesla Motors Inc., under federal investigation after a man using Autopilot died from injuries sustained in a May crash, says drivers should not do — though Tesla founder Elon Musk has teased the possibility that one day, Autopilot could completely replace the role of a human driver.

The Autopilot feature is designed to allow Teslas to cruise highways without drivers steering, braking or accelerating. The car is supposed to stay in its lane and stop suddenly if traffic halts, and beep and decelerate if drivers take their hands off the wheels.

“Long term, it’ll be way better than a person. It never gets tired, never has something to drink, never argues with someone in the car,” said Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk in announcing the feature. Musk said Tesla could have a car capable of “taking you from home to work with you asleep” in about three years.

Many drivers are ready for an electronic chauffeur. Even though Tesla tells drivers to "keep your hands on the wheel at all times and stay alert," the temptation to test a no-hands drive is just too much.

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With increased scrutiny of the car's self-driving feature, we rounded up videos posted of drivers taking a break from driving.

Warning: You'll have to resist the urge to start yelling at these Tesla drivers to put their hands on the wheel.

LATE ENTRANCE

This owner starts off his commute puttering around in his garage while the car backs itself out of his driveway. Since the point is to show how Autopilot works, he makes a point of placing his hands on his knees.

GAME PLAYERS

These guys, who borrow a Tesla to shoot this video, eventually trust the feature enough to start playing Jenga and Checkers.

HEAVENLY HANDS

What's the first time zipping along a busy highway like? This woman pretty much sums it up.

NEAR CRASH

This driver claims Autopilot made him veer quickly into the path of an oncoming car, and he had to manually veer out of its way.

ZZZZZ

And then we end with this guy who just completely passes out and lets his car take over from there.

The victim in May's crash, Joshua Brown, was watching "Harry Potter" during the crash, according to the truck driver who hit him, the AP reported. Tesla says there is no way to watch movies on its onboard computer, though Brown could have had an aftermarket DVD player in the car.

Brown had previously uploaded a video to YouTube of his "Tessy" saving him from a near crash.

"I'm technical guy and I am truly amazed at how quickly it is learning," wrote Brown on his YouTube web page.