Recent content by Beprimeau

I think they work pretty well most of the time. Much better than they used to. I guess I have low tolerance for drops on the window, but a manual swipe once in a while works for me.

Even though I am a big Tesla fan, I agree that for the very high FSD buy-in price, the benefits so far have been very paltry and very much slower in coming than I expected. I do like the traffic signal recognition and traffic-aware cruise control, but those are not worth the many thousands of...

Thanks for the post! Bryce is one of our favorite places we’ve ever visited. In planning a trip out west from Indiana, I see a few places where ABRP has red flags, so it is nice to know that the hinterlands can be negotiated with planning and flexibility. Like you, I get nervous as the arrival...

I would not accept the car with those paint issues. Those would bother me every time I looked at the car.

I tried everything above to no avail and then about 24 hours after downloading latest Nav Data, magically the option was no longer greyed out and I was able to activate. However, restriction to posted speed limit without even the 5 mph offset is a serious drawback given he ridiculously low...

I agree. I would guess 90% of accidents are inattention, 5% road conditions, and 5% visibility. So just using eyes and ears could eliminate 90% of accidents, and Lidar and radar will only help with 5% or less.

I agree that FSD is disappointing so far. I do use it on the freeway and I find it makes driving about 50% less stressful. I have learned not to trust it in any situation where there are changes in the lanes / on ramps / off ramps, but that is a small percentage of my driving. However, it is not...

At first it may seem bad for current stockholders: waters down my shares. I now own a smaller percentage of the company than I did. BUT if the money raised is used wisely, then I own a smaller percentage of a more profitable company and I’m better off. With the backlog of orders way over the...

I'm afraid the weird looks detract from people appreciating the awesome functionality. I mean a six passenger truck that can outrace and out-pull everything on the market? A little toning down would make it a lot more appealing. For instance, round wheel cutouts, more normal headlights and...

Same here. That had never happened to me before. Auto wipers are the worst feature of the car. Consistently late to come on, too slow for amount of rain. I dearly hope they will fix this eventually. I wish we just had easily accessed wiper speeds on a stalk.

THANK YOU!!! The acronyms fly fast and furious on this site, leaving occasional visitors in the dark.

People drive with almost 100% visual-only input (some sound, vibration), so how can you say that the Tesla will need radar or lidar? People don't need radar to drive in rain, snow, fog, etc.

I would second a few of the additions to the original post. I unfortunately have to park my Model 3 outdoors year-round because of a tiny garage which is more of an extra-large storage shed. 1) Turn off Auto-Fold on the mirrors for the winter. When the sun melts snow in the middle of the day...

Seems odd that it only affected lane changes to the right. If it were just an unluckily placed raindrop, one wonders why it would start happening again when the rain returned.

Many years ago my Mom had a Simca or Renault that had a "country horn" and a "city horn." The country horn was louder and more raucous, and the city horn was quieter and less grating, more like a Roadrunner "beep-beep." I have often wished the Tesla had a "beep-beep" option for when you just...