Autopilot hugs side of neighboring cars

[SBDPlaid]

One major complaint I have with Autopilot (I have a 2018 S with AP2.0) is that it always seems to ride closest to the left side of the lane if in a 1 lane road putting it closest to on coming traffic, and closest to the side of the lane that’s next to adjacent cars if on a 2 lane road, making it feel like at times that it’s going to swipe the car next to me.
Anyone else feel this is an issue?

 

[croman]

If you've got a 2018, it's definitely AP2.5 and my car is mostly perfectly centered. It only has issues on irregular cloverleaf access ramps where it goes for metal barriers at the tight part of the curve. I actually have AP2.0 and the radar are different and factor into phantom braking and perhaps Lane centering.

 

[SBDPlaid]

I’m sure there’s no way to adjust where in the lane the car defaults to? On the dash screen it even shows the car hugging the one side of the lane

 

[legend502]

AP 2.0 phantom braking scares the crap out of me sometimes and I agree with all the above!!

Concerning because 2.0 is already being phased out of updates and the differences btw 2.5 were always down played

 

[SBDPlaid]

By phantom braking do you mean when it suddenly jerks as if a car pulled out right in front of you? If so, then yes I totally agree!! It’s nauseating sometimes using AP as it herks and jerks all over the damn place

 

[PhilDavid]

If you've got a 2018, it's definitely AP2.5 and my car is mostly perfectly centered. It only has issues on irregular cloverleaf access ramps where it goes for metal barriers at the tight part of the curve. I actually have AP2.0 and the radar are different and factor into phantom braking and perhaps Lane centering.

Though it is good to be centered in the lane in general, any good driver will offset to the side of the lane where there is no traffic when driving next to another vehicle. This offers a crucial few seconds to react if someone drifts into your lane. I don;t consider it good driving to stubbornly be on the center of the lane when driving next to an 18-wheeler, if there is room to safely move a bit away...

 

[Alketi]

Elon addressed this a couple days ago. Hopefully some more human-like behavior is in the works.

 

[PhilDavid]

Elon addressed this a couple days ago. Hopefully some more human-like behavior is in the works.

Thanks for posting this and I'm so gad they will be working on leaving a larger margin around passing vehicles, as a human would.

When I pass large vehicles, I give them a VERY wide birth.

 

[SBDPlaid]

Though it is good to be centered in the lane in general, any good driver will offset to the side of the lane where there is no traffic when driving next to another vehicle. This offers a crucial few seconds to react if someone drifts into your lane. I don;t consider it good driving to stubbornly be on the center of the lane when driving next to an 18-wheeler, if there is room to safely move a bit away...

Well that’s exactly my point and also how I drive, but AP always puts me on the opposite side of the lane closer to trouble, so center would be an improvement

 

[Need]

If you have AP 2.0, you may have to take it to Tesla to recalibrate your autosteer to center your car. I read that with AP 2.5, it auto calibrate even after you changed your windshield, but for 2.0 cars, you have to ask Tesla to do it if the car does not center after windshield replacement. You probably didn't have a windshield replacement, but maybe your calibration was bad out of the factory?

 

[SBDPlaid]

Actually I may be 2.5 as it’s a 2018 model; when was the cutoff?

 

[Need]

Actually I may be 2.5 as it’s a 2018 model; when was the cutoff?

That's 2.5. The cut off was around August 2017. I would contact Tesla and ask them to recalibrate your autosteer as it is off center. It should be dead center on the lane. I have a 2017 2.5 Model X and a 2018 2.5 Model 3 and both autosteer are dead center in the lane when the car is going straight. On a curve, it does go off center, but not a lot.

 

[ewoodrick]

I'm pretty sure that the car rides in the middle of the lane. That's the correct and safest place to be. Many people have gotten used to riding away from the center line, but that is not good practice and causes significant issues with 3+ lane roads.

 

[DS 5/15]

I would like to see a way to adjust lane position with the steering wheel controls. Here in CA I hug the left side of the fast lane to give more room to lane-sharing motorcycles as most people do. Other times there's a concrete barrier two inches from the fog line I want to stay further away from.

 

[Cheburashka]

I would like to see a way to adjust lane position with the steering wheel controls. Here in CA I hug the left side of the fast lane to give more room to lane-sharing motorcycles as most people do. Other times there's a concrete barrier two inches from the fog line I want to stay further away from.

I remember you used to be able to do that with AP1