On lid open Macbook Pro 2016 boots automatically - after turning off I need to juggle 10 seconds with the touch id power button to boot
This is a side-effect of the implementation. Setting the AutoBoot NVRAM variable doesn't actually prevent the machine from booting.


The machine will still boot automatically when the lid is opened, or on the first power button press, but will only boot to a page with a battery icon.
Until the machine shuts down again (by itself after a little while, or by the power button again), the power button won't work to turn the machine on.
Once the machine is off, you can use the power button again, at which point the machine boots normally.