Although the rear camera has a good field of vision, it still is not as sensitive as the backup cross traffic alarms in either my Lexus nor my Prius Prime. I frequently find myself parked between two large SUVs or trucks (I live in Texas!) and have to back out pretty far to see in the camera...
Model X, bought it three months ago, a few weeks ago started to see this alarm "Autopilot Safety/Convenience Features Unavailable" and all autopilot and radar not working (can't detect vehicles on the road). Sometimes the alarm disappears for a few minutes and everything comes back to normal but...
Someone posted a [since deleted] thread this morning entitled “Handsfree Autopilot for $5”, containing just a photo of a water-bottle lashed to the steering, possibly in a misplaced effort at humour but it got me thinking how to make the system more foolproof before anyone [else] goes killing...
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Yesterday my Tesla Model 3 (2018 version) proceeded to accelerate while the brake pedal was depressed going through an intersection at 20 miles and hour (accelerated to 45) causing an uncontrollable maneuver and vehicle control loss. The vehicle failed to...
I know that part of the reason insurance for Teslas is so expensive is because they are expensive to repair or replace.
But Tesla cars are also equipped with safety features that should discount premiums. Below are some of them. I've sent this list to my insurance company and to those that I'm...