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Pondering making an app that just links your Tesla Powerwall schedule to Octopus Agile rates automatically... nothing to setup, just download the app and plugin your Tesla API key... it'd just pull daily and set up a schedule; nothing too fancy, but would be able to adjust for plunge pricing...

I have to say, I don't love Tesla's habit of removing basic stuff that works perfectly fine, replacing it with a video feed... and just dropping a 'friendly note' that one day it might work again, but until then GOOD LUCK with your safety!! First car was a 2017 Model S P100D. It removed a cheap...

anyone remember HW2? That was supposed to be FSD capable as well, as far as I remember.

Sigh, just as regular AP had settled into some kind of usable state in the UK... Did my first big drive on it, had some phantom braking incidents that I doubt would have happened previously. High-beam flashed a lot of annoyed/confused drivers with enforced auto-high-beam. Turned AP off...

Or, "Tesla unable to achieve sensor fusion; remove sensors instead". I assume this means things like AEB won't work in heavy fog anymore. Are there any actual improvements to UK autopilot? It seems basically like it's been stood still for 2 years whilst they work on cool not-really-FSD stuff...

I wouldn't spend the cash on EAP tbh... do the trial, for sure... but for us in the UK the only thing you get that's of any actual use is auto-lane change. For me, EAP made the overall AP experience significantly worse. Phantom braking and random "weird" events much, much more common (read...

I wonder how many other U.S. only features will get released. Considering I’m paying £9.99 a month now for premium connectivity, I was kind of hoping we would get these kinds of internetty features at the same time. But, maybe something like GDPR simply makes it too hard.

I’m losing track… Do we have sentry/surveillance mode in the U.K. yet? Where we can remotely bite the camera in real-time through the app? I’m on some variant of 21.36 and can’t seem to see it. Wondering if that’s another US only feature for whatever reason…

OP: For me, autopilot was made considerably better/more reliable by downgrading from NoA to just "regular" auto-pilot. Started with regular AP, very very rarely experience phantom braking. "Great! They've fixed it!", I thought... and dutifully upgraded to NoA/EAP. Same drive as always from...

Me neither... but, lest we forget - we are entering the dawn of a new era of what's possible. When I said it seemed crazy to _remove_ sensors, I wasn't necessarily just talking about the removal of radar. It just seems like the current focus is very much on "let's copy how humans drive"...

I honestly don't understand the decision to remove sensors. But, a few years ago I realised that unfortunately, Musk has done exactly what he was always advising against: "Don't let perfect get in the way of better". It's a shame they didn't just look at improving the general usefulness of...

In the UK, I've actually found a significant regression in regular Autopilot if you own EAP or any variant of NoA. I upgraded and a perfectly functional "dumb" Autopilot suddenly became unusable. I refunded and it went back to being usable... I think all the NoA logic is tuned for America; in...

Yep - sorry - Auto Lane Change on EAP. I’m surprised that the simple addition of Auto Lane Change (which my hazy memory tells me the original MobileEye autopilot had back in the day - which is where I fell in love with autopilot originally) has such a negative impact on the...

I think the issue happens because EAP enables cut-in detection... speculation, but I remember there being chatter about this at the time. Basically, my debugging instincts are telling me: it looks for indicators and a gentle move to the right (in the UK) and tries to predict if someone is...

You can't disable EAP - only NoA - hence considering a refund Phantom braking has been with us for years now, so I don't think they'll fix it in a few weeks; if they do... I can always reorder I guess..

I used to have a 2017 P100D Model S with "Full Self Driving" - BAHAH! I struggled with AP2 during its infancy with phantom braking and all the usual complaints. Usually when passing a car or truck, it would suddenly slam the brakes on which is very disconcerting. Needless to say, when I...

Hi guys I noticed this one the other day -- 2020.36.11 and in the UK. When going very slowly (5mph or less), a new speaker icon appears in near the autopilot visualisation. Tapping on it doesn't seem to do anything, and I've not seen it before. It's a bit intermittent; perhaps related to...

Agree 100%. V2I would also be beyond a solution, -- it would be a major improvement. After many years of pondering this I'm convinced that V2I is the biggest piece of jigsaw that needs fitting right now.

Hopefully they're still updating some form of map tiles ("Atlas" or whatever the project was called)... reading speed signs and comparing with an average of fleet speed would be a pretty good way to update those incorrect signs really quickly, even if it's not actively using the vision detection...

Incremental progress in basic image recognition is fairly well understood at this point... It would be very interesting to gain some insight into Tesla's development approach for _how_ the car drives. Driving policy - not just for other road users, but in general... this is an area that Tesla...

That's not actually what I was discrediting. I'm sure that, in the future, an AI could replicate the way we (as humans) drive. Don't mind me too much. I'm just a bit grumpy... I personally feel that the last 10 years could have been spent on a different approach, and we'd likely be much farther...

Ah - but, wouldn't you agree that even if there is no need (which is not yet proven) there is still an opportunity that's being missed here? We have, for the first time in history, an absolutely massive industry-wide investment, focused on the goal of removing the human driver whilst increasing...

It doesn't really matter if Tesla can get to something anywhere near a fully self driving car (doubtful)... being allowed to use it is a whole other ball game. As I always chime in on these threads: infrastructure changes, and V2I and V2V systems will need to be in place before any kind of...

I have a Tesla CHAdeMO adapter for sale - central London location/pickup ideally, since it's pretty bulky! Only used it once, and it worked well... They retail around £400. Happy to pass this on to someone for £300 or near offer Thanks!

The range figures seem pretty arbitrary to be honest. Did a little trip yesterday of 162 miles. Left home with 100% charge: 309 miles Trip distance: 162 miles I returned with 89 miles on the battery. 58 miles “lost” in the aether. I don’t know how they can quote a range of 329 miles, when...

I've just done this - went from a 2017 Model S P100D to a Model 3 Performance It's... different. Not necessarily worse, but very very different. Here's my initial impressions after a week. I The 3 feels a bit more like a toy car. It's smaller, and the centre screen is weirdly tiny. I don't...

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In case anyone is remotely interested, 100% charge on a new Model 3 P indicates 309 miles of range. I'd expect that to go up a mile or two as the battery gets conditioned, but of course I don't charge to 100% normally...

I've had a number of close calls due to autopilot slamming on the brakes. In fact, I'd say all of the "scary" moments I've had driving my Tesla have been due to autopilot freak-outs or general auto-steer mistakes of one sort or another. We're remarkably tolerant. I'm genuinely surprised there...

I'll be interested to see what the efficiency difference is between the Model S P100DL and the Model 3P. I'm "downgrading" from the insanity of a P100DL to a Model 3P. On the 3P the rated range is higher, the motors are more efficient, and it's a lighter and slower car... I'd hope to get nearer...

You're right. Still, ultimately this would still be quicker, more universal, more efficient, safer and ultimately more reliable than hoping each individual car company will somehow have a magical technological breakthrough, then making us all pay a fortune for it. V2I does work, and it does work...

There's many... here's a few 1. It's common in the UK for roads to be too narrow for two lanes, yet it is two-way traffic. I'm sure you've been in a situation where you have to hunt for a "tuck in" space to allow cars coming the other way to pass. This type of negotiation is complex and...

I say it all the time; we'll need infrastructure changes. There's just too many variables here that just don't exist in the US, plus the additional regulations that will block any meaningful progress filtering it's way down to us for quite some time. That includes vehicle-to-vehicle, but also...

Another thing I've found that does not help... I'd. be interested to know if our friends in the US see the same thing... My Model S has a penchant for hugging the left lane line. When I'm in the right-most lane (the overtaking lane), it'll still drive closer to (and sometimes nearly on) the...

I'm not sure this is new -- I've seen the rapid slowing and refusal to overtake once a car starts drifting close to the lane lines before - it was added as part of "Cut in detection" I think. It can also occur if the sunlight "glints" off the back of a cars rear headlight enclosure; presumably...

AP2 is/has been awful... no doubt about that. I'm wondering - is the phantom braking such an issue on Model 3? I'm well aware that my lowly Model S 2017 - once heralded as the king of cars, able to "fully drive itself from your door to your destination*" is now obsolete, unable to make basic...

Absolutely. The technology and hardware to do this stuff properly isn't "years away, maybe", or rely on some form of "expected" leap in progress (or a leap of faith). It could be done with the technology of today. But, it would require proper international standards, a lot of construction, and a...

I've said it before, but I'll say it again... autonomous driving needs to be solved with a collaboration between infrastructure (governments or private construction) and car companies. It's mad to expect individual companies to "solve" this with software, and I don't care how many pictures of...

Hilariously, we've all been buying "Full Self Driving" from Tesla since late 2016. I bought it in 2017 - haha! I am kind of amazed that Tesla have been able to get away with this for so long. I mean, I remember the days when they were getting slapped about with lawsuits because they called the...

As far I understand it, for the "Long Range Plus" Model S, the "F type" battery is required... I wondered, are there any in the UK yet, or do they only ship these in the US? If anyone has a recent 2020 car built this year, can you check the VIN for an "F" in the 7th character position? Thanks!

In the US, did they actually ever release no-confirmation lane changes? They'd never be able to do this in Europe thanks to the 5 second rule (which makes auto-lane change useless, never mind the insane lane change suggestions that NoA makes - like into oncoming traffic sometimes). I thought...

Interestingly... for me, all those Southampton Teslas on the existing inventory site, have just... disappeared as of yesterday.

I see... great to know - thank you! If these are being sold CPO and they haven't even landed in the country... I take it these are cars that have been canceled or rejected by the original buyers, before even taking delivery? Home delivery - so if I got one of these CPO cars, they're brand...

For me, AP2 has been a source of constant disappointment. I drove an AP1 car and loved it so much, I bought an AP2 car. I received, in 2017, an AP0.5 car - it basically didn't work. 3 years later and it's still a worse experience for me than the 2016 AP1 car (which was built in 2015). So, 5...

I got a woefully low quote back from Tesla, compared to the Optional Final Repayment amount. I think P100Ds were really badly hit during this time, since Tesla basically dropped the price £50k overnight. So the main thing I'm trying to avoid is not having a car for a bit... If I order a new...

Thanks chaps, most helpful! He must be fun at a party. Thanks Roy, this is good to know. I think there is minor kerb rash to the left rear wheel (of course!) I'll look to get this repaired ASAP; shouldn't be hard. Last n00b question: getting a valuation... is this basically what the Tesla...

Hi guys Had my Model S P100D for 3 years now. It's immaculate, and only done 14,000 miles. AP2, March 2017 build... great car, but I am looking to hand it back at the end of the PCP and move to either the long range Model S, or the Model 3. I was wondering if someone who has 'switched' their...

You get the Autosteer Aborting Take Over Immediately red hands... and then it's as if you have no AP at all (no lane lines or cars show, no auto-steer or cruise icons, nothing is recognised). After a minute or two it comes back online and you can reactivate it like it never happened.

Autopilot has been steadily getting worse as it gets smarter; to be expected, but I really wish they also had a sort of 'dumb' mode which just put it back to AP1 functionality. My current peeves are 1) Sudden hard braking. This is a regular occurrence and SUPER dangerous. AP2 has suffered from...

I do wonder about capacity moving forward. When I first got my S the idea that you might get to a supercharger and it would be full was as ludicrous as... well... ludicrous mode. Now it's proving to be a regular occurrence, especially at busy times of year (Christmas etc) Keele North is one of...