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Auto lane change on FSD
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Sparkeur
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'Auto' lane change doesn't require you to indicate to start the change, it requires you to indicate to confirm the change after auto lane change has suggested it. If that makes sense and is what you mean.
Sparkeur
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No, it works as I described above with nav on or off.
IIRC, you can also 'request' lane change by half (or maybe full as well - haven't tried) pushing the stalk, then about 3 clicks later, the car moves lane if safe to do so.
With Nav on, it will indicate and take the exit lane as well - albeit a bit lumpily.
Letting it auto-take exits is a whole new level of terror. You'll get no real idea what it's planning, then once it's at the start of the exit it will indicate and turn immediately. Then a few seconds later it'll get upset if there aren't enough lane markings and drive like its drunk from side to side, sometimes accelerating as it does.
It certainly makes you feel alive.
Using NoA on the road is fine, it's mainly a lane change reminder. It is better than me at predicting when to change lanes to avoid slower traffic. You still flick the indicator and provide some pressure on the wheel and it will do the rest.
You can tell which Tesla dont have FSD as they are just sat in the middle lane,
It certainly makes you feel alive.
Using NoA on the road is fine, it's mainly a lane change reminder. It is better than me at predicting when to change lanes to avoid slower traffic. You still flick the indicator and provide some pressure on the wheel and it will do the rest.
You can tell which Tesla dont have FSD as they are just sat in the middle lane,
It also only works on certain roads. Generally dual carriageways but there are even sections of the A1 where it won’t activate.
Sparkeur
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I think you probably have to see it as an investment because Tesla are talking big things for FSD in the next 6 months (so within 2 years in the real world!) and they keep raising the price.
In Germany you will not have fully automatic lane changes any time soon, for the simple reason that there is no speed limit on most of the autobahn freeways. On suitable stretches of the autobahn it is quite common to have somebody approach from behind at 200 km/h (124 mph), sometimes at 250 km/h (155 mph), and theoretically at 300 km/h (186 mph) or any other speed.
I don't think the cameras can always reliably detect an approaching car and its speed in time to abort a lane change.
Sparkeur
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I agree - and in Germany, you are doing those speeds legally. In France, some highly agressive local drivers use the autoroutes to 'hop-on and hop-off' over a 20 km stretch. They are well aware of cameras and favourite Gendarme locations so will close up to you at anything up to 190/200kph. Until that is stopped, FSD doesn't stand a chance.
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