2026 Info request - Drive Assist

[PastaSource]

Am in a position where I'm about to grab an allocation for a GTS (again), and being a little more careful about spec now that I've been able to see a number of cars first hand.

Other than deciding Ice Grey vs Carmine Red (went to see both today on a GTS, Ice edging it), I'm wondering about the experience folks here might have have had with Drive Assist on 2026 cars.

Does anyone have it or know of any real-world review of this feature? I'm coming from Tesla Y so main desire to spec it is to try and hold onto some form of lane keep and lane change assist for motorway driving (am not interested in the predictive speed aspect of it). I've heard mostly mixed views of Innodrive, so am wondering if Drive Assist is any different/better in the real world. Struggling to find anything online about it, and all the GTS reviews stated it was disabled or just not working yet on press cars.

Alternative is to just settle for ACC, which is likely the sensible option given Porsche's inexperience on the software-led cars front. The fear with Drive Assist is speccing something that I'll avoid using since it just won't be good enough to begin with and little to no chance of it being improved over time.

Thanks

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[TomekGnomek]

Basically what you get is active lane keeping and active lane change (this is new to MY2026).

Active LKA keeps you in the center of the lane, it's mostly for highway driving and works well if the road is clearly marked, weather is good and curves and not too tight I like it very much, works great but only for highway driving, it will not "drive" your car in the city. This is not anything close to the FSD.

Active lane change is passive - works only after using the blinker and changes lanes for but again it's not anything active like what you get with FSD on even new BMWs.

 

[pm4s]

Innodrive is the best option on my '25 Macan and I consider it a must have (above all other options). The '26 version in addition to the '25 version can change lane/overtake on it's own if you indicate (same as travel assist you get on ID.3).
Innodrive on the motorway basically in addition to active cruise control (which automatically adjusts speed/distance) also steers the car so you don't have to do anything apart from placing one hand on the steering, I just rest lightly my hand on the bottom of the steering and can drive like this for hours without intervention.
If you had Lane Keeping Assist or whatever it's called it's completely different to Innodrive.
That system just treats the lane like a pinball table and you're the pinball, it nudges the steering once you're close to the line, Innodrive is completely smooth it always drives in the center of the lane like a human, very smooth no nudging.
This is as good as it gets for Porsche, BMW no need to hold the steering and Tesla can practically drive on its own everywhere.
Remember Porsche system is just for the motorway, maybe in some areas of the world it can also do stop and go traffic (like BMWs) in the city or more advanced features but on mine it's disabled (things like anticipating junctions/roundabouts/curves based on nav/map/speed limits/etc.)

 

[Wivenhoe]

I use Innodrive in town driving. The stop / go is much better than in my previous Range Rover - the Macan will drive away after a much longer stop whereas the RR wouldn’t automatically move after about 5 seconds. I think the only change to Innodrive is the lane change assist. The predicted drive, which takes account of junctions, severe bends etc is in Innodrive and in my opinion a real pain so I turn that off.

Innodrive, and I’m pretty sure Drive Assist will be, is fairly dependent on the road markings, hence it’s far more settled on motorways and dual carriageways. That said, if the lines are unclear, the car then follows the car in front on most occasions.

 

[PrudentOcean]

InnoDrive / Drive Assist will resume driving after a full stop for up to 30 seconds. After that time, all you have to do is pull the cruise control stalk towards you, and the car will resume driving.

 

[MMR]

Biggest regret on my MY26 Turbo is not adding Drive Assist.

If I could do it again, that would be the first option I’d add.

 

[Wivenhoe]

InnoDrive / Drive Assist will resume driving after a full stop for up to 30 seconds. After that time, all you have to do is pull the cruise control stalk towards you, and the car will resume driving.

Or tap the accelerator

 

[JonnyDW]

Works well in my short experience and I would specify it again. I only use the adaptive speed and lane keeping - I did try lane change assist and it works well but I wasn’t ready to give up that level of control just yet.

 

[vanjwilson]

I drove a Model Y with basic Autopilot for 4 years and 97,000 miles. (I tried FSD subscription 3 separate times but it was never compelling for me.)

I've now had a 2025 Macan with Innodrive for 1 year and 23,000 miles.

I can say that, for me, Innodrive is better than basic Tesla Autopilot.

Some things I like:

• it doesn't "bong" with audio feedback nearly as much,
• you let it know you are paying attention by touching the capacitive steering wheel instead of keep torque on the wheel
• it returns control to you when you signal a lane change, and then automatically resumes lane-keeping when it detects you are within the new lane, with no more manual action or more "bongs"
• It is rock solid at lane keeping, even with recently re-painted lanes
• It doesn't drift toward exits that don't have dashed lines, although my Tesla used to do that

I can't comment on the 2026 enhancement to do automated lane changes, but even if you don't end up using that, the other functionality is great.

 

[beez]

Had my MY26 a month with Drive Assust. I use ACC/Drive assist practically every time I’m on the highway. Cannot compare it to Tesla, but can to other ACC systems. I think it’s excellent. The ACC portion brakes smoothly, even when approaching stopped traffic at speed or if cut off. Stop and go traffic works well. Lane keeping must have been fixed, or my roads are better, because it’s been flawless for me. Turn-signal initiated turns are useful. Maybe not so useful, but I like the 3D image of my car on the road showing all the road lines and surrounding cars (including tail light status). I can’t see a reason not to spec.

 

[Greybeard72]

Am in a position where I'm about to grab an allocation for a GTS (again), and being a little more careful about spec now that I've been able to see a number of cars first hand.

Other than deciding Ice Grey vs Carmine Red (went to see both today on a GTS, Ice edging it), I'm wondering about the experience folks here might have have had with Drive Assist on 2026 cars.

Does anyone have it or know of any real-world review of this feature? I'm coming from Tesla Y so main desire to spec it is to try and hold onto some form of lane keep and lane change assist for motorway driving (am not interested in the predictive speed aspect of it). I've heard mostly mixed views of Innodrive, so am wondering if Drive Assist is any different/better in the real world. Struggling to find anything online about it, and all the GTS reviews stated it was disabled or just not working yet on press cars.

Alternative is to just settle for ACC, which is likely the sensible option given Porsche's inexperience on the software-led cars front. The fear with Drive Assist is speccing something that I'll avoid using since it just won't be good enough to begin with and little to no chance of it being improved over time.

Thanks

As others have said, it reads like a souped up Innodrive including active lane changing. The only thing I would hope is improvements to the active lane keeping on winding highways. There is one that I drive on in the middle of New York State that is an upgraded local road and has significant sections that are curved. Innodrive does not do as well as I'd like on those (especially sharp curves). I haven't braved the latest update though so I can't attest to the supposed improvements they have made to Innodrive. In any case, I'd say to go for it. I'm not regretting having gotten Innodrive .. just a bit more careful with it in those situations.

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