To Start Driving

If you are using the default button functionality:

1. Click the Go button. The buttons disappear and the cursor now represents requested steering angle and rate at which the path is generated (not design speed).

   The vehicle starts to move when you move the cursor out of the stop zone. Notice how the caption bar changes from Driving: PAUSED to Driving: Forwards or Driving: Reverse to reflect the direction of travel. Click the left button again when you wish to pause.

2. Move the cursor between the two center horizontal bands to stop moving, above the bands to go progressively faster forwards and below the bands to go progressively faster in reverse.
3. Move the cursor left to turn the steered wheels left and vice versa. Practice reversing and driving rear steered vehicles until you feel comfortable with the steering response.

   A dotted line representing the current wheel angle is displayed on the overlay. If you have steering rate limits enabled you may notice that it lags behind the requested steering angle represented by the cursor. The degree to which it lags behind depends upon the steering rate criteria. The actual wheel angle line will snap the centre of the full lock and straight ahead zones.

4. Click anywhere on the overlay to pause the vehicle and redisplay the buttons.

If you have specified hold down button to drive:

1. Move the cursor into the zone above or below the buttons and hold down the left mouse button. The buttons disappear and the cursor now represents requested steering angle and rate at which the path is generated (not design speed).

   As long as you hold the button down the overlay buttons will not be visible and the vehicle will start to move as you move the cursor out of the stop zone. Notice how the caption bar changes from Driving: PAUSED to Driving: Forwards or Driving: Reverse to reflect the direction of travel. As soon as you release the left mouse button the vehicle stops moving and the overlay buttons reappear.

2. Move the cursor between the two center horizontal bands to stop moving, above the bands to go progressively faster forwards and below the bands to go progressively faster in reverse.
3. Move the cursor left to turn the steered wheels left and vice versa. Practice reversing and driving rear steered vehicles until you feel comfortable with the steering response.

   A dotted line representing the current wheel angle is displayed on the overlay. If you have steering rate limits enabled, you may notice that it lags behind the requested steering angle represented by the cursor. The degree to which it lags behind depends upon the steering rate criteria. The actual wheel angle line snap the center of the full lock and straight ahead zones.

4. Release the mouse button to pause the vehicle and redisplay the buttons.
   Note: If you have configured your mouse for left-handed use or selected left hand drive in the Manual Drive settings then you will need to hold down the right mouse button to drive.