Cyberpunk 2077's AutoDrive: Glitchy Joyride Through Night City

The streets of Night City just got a whole lot more chaotic—and unintentionally hilarious—thanks to Cyberpunk 2077's 2.3 update. Released on July 17, 2025, this hefty patch promised slick new rides and cutting-edge automation, but what players got instead was Delamain AutoDrive: an AI chauffeur that drives like your nervous aunt after three espresso shots. The beloved taxi AI was supposed to ferry V around Night City in zen-like tranquility, but instead treats every empty highway like a minefield and brake-checks invisible enemies. Talk about 'road rage' in the digital age—who knew self-driving cars could have performance anxiety? 😂

AutoDrive: When "Relaxing" Means Whiplash

Associate Game Director Paweł Sasko pitched AutoDrive as "a more relaxing way" to explore Night City during the 2.3 livestream. Spoiler alert: it's about as relaxing as a clown car convention. The update lets every vehicle chauffeur players automatically, but Delamain's driving algorithm seems trained on panic-attack simulations:

• Sudden Brake Syndrome: Slamming brakes on deserted roads like a squirrel just dashed across the asphalt

• Lane-Hopping Madness: Swerving across four lanes without signaling—basically cybernetic drunk driving

• Traffic Tantrums: Freezing mid-intersection during turns, forcing NPC drivers into horn-symphony protests

The resulting slow-motion crashes into curbs and streetlights won't total your ride (thank god for low-speed collisions!), but they'll nickel-and-dime your repair budget into oblivion. It's like watching a Roomba try to parallel park—equal parts tragic and mesmerizing.

Bug or Feature? Night City's Absurd Charm

Ironically, players are low-key loving this hot mess. Why? Because in a city where talking guns malfunction and cyborgs T-pose on rooftops, a spastic taxi AI fits right in. The AutoDrive fiasco channels Cyberpunk's signature satire—that brutal contrast between tech utopia and dumpster-fire reality. Remember Skippy, the pistol that switches firing modes against your will? Delamain's "nervous driver" persona feels like its vehicular soulmate.

Community reactions? Pure gold:

"Watching Delamain sideswipe a food stall while whispering apologies is peak Night City humor" - @ChoombaLord

"My Quadra now has more dents than my ex's ego. 10/10 would crash again" - @V_SilverhandFan69

This glitchy gem joins Cyberpunk's hall of fame for unintentional comedy, proving sometimes broken things shine brightest in dystopia. As one Redditor put it: "It's not a bug—it's ✨immersion✨."

People Also Ask: Burning Questions About AutoDrive

Question	Answer
Does AutoDrive actually get you to destinations?	Eventually! Expect scenic detours via every trash can in Watson.
Can you sue Delamain for whiplash?	Sadly, Night City's legal system only handles cyberware malpractice suits.
Is AutoDrive slower than manual driving?	Yes—by approximately "three cigarette breaks and an existential crisis" per mile.
Do NPCs react to AutoDrive crashes?	With glorious road rage! Prepare for creative Slavic profanity.
Can you use AutoDrive during police chases?	Technically yes, but Delamain will panic-stop at every NCPD roadblock. Not advised.

The Glitch We Deserve?

CD Projekt Red nailed Night City's essence with this accident-prone feature: a place where bleeding-edge tech crumbles beneath human (and AI) imperfections. AutoDrive's janky charm raises weirdly philosophical questions—is any technology truly "finished," or are we just beta-testing reality? Maybe Delamain's glitches aren't failures but commentary: in 2077, even algorithms need therapy.

As players giggle through wrecked windshields and phantom-braking induced nausea, one thing's clear: perfection is overrated. Sometimes joy lives in the dumpster fires—especially when they come with leather seats and a malfunctioning AI yelling "PLEASE ASSUME THE POSITION OF MAXIMUM CALM." 🚗💥

So what's the verdict? AutoDrive might not be functional, but damn if it ain't iconic. In a world hurtling toward automation, Cyberpunk 2077 accidentally built the perfect monument to technological farce. Makes you wonder—when real self-driving cars inevitably glitch, will we laugh this hard?