I've found that after a recent update, Autopilot has become useless on non-highway, two-lane roads.
With the update, Tesla learned how to read speed limits and enforces a maximum Autopilot speed of +10 km/h (6.2 miles per hour).
The problem is that it reads a 30 km/h (18.6 miles per hour) sign before a pedestrian crossing but doesn't recognize the sign that cancels it. Even when I leave the town and the limit is 90 km/h (55.9 miles per hour), Autopilot won't allow me to set the speed to more than 40 km/h (24.9 miles per hour). Previously, the speed limit was incorrect about 40% of the time, but it was somewhat acceptable as it helped reduce strain while it worked. Now, it's incorrect about 95% of the time.
This is a HUGE issue for me because I drive between the Czech Republic and Poland almost weekly, and there is no highway connecting the two countries for most of the way. The road is a 2.5-hour, two-lane twisty route. When I first drove a car with Lane Keep Assist (a 2020 Corolla), I arrived much less tired. However, with my Tesla, I'm back to fully manual driving, feeling like I'm in a 20-year-old car.
The situation looks like this:
Road with a 90 km/h speed limit; drivers are going 100-110 km/h, but Autopilot won't allow speeds above 60 km/h (TACC enabled, not Autosteer).
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Do you know any tricks to solve it, or have you heard if Tesla is aware of the problem and plans to fix it?
I'm starting to consider bailing from my leased Tesla and getting a Toyota. The Toyota was able to handle about 70% of the road with its lane keep assist (it struggled with sharp turns), and the newer version should be even better.
With the update, Tesla learned how to read speed limits and enforces a maximum Autopilot speed of +10 km/h (6.2 miles per hour).
The problem is that it reads a 30 km/h (18.6 miles per hour) sign before a pedestrian crossing but doesn't recognize the sign that cancels it. Even when I leave the town and the limit is 90 km/h (55.9 miles per hour), Autopilot won't allow me to set the speed to more than 40 km/h (24.9 miles per hour). Previously, the speed limit was incorrect about 40% of the time, but it was somewhat acceptable as it helped reduce strain while it worked. Now, it's incorrect about 95% of the time.
This is a HUGE issue for me because I drive between the Czech Republic and Poland almost weekly, and there is no highway connecting the two countries for most of the way. The road is a 2.5-hour, two-lane twisty route. When I first drove a car with Lane Keep Assist (a 2020 Corolla), I arrived much less tired. However, with my Tesla, I'm back to fully manual driving, feeling like I'm in a 20-year-old car.
The situation looks like this:
Road with a 90 km/h speed limit; drivers are going 100-110 km/h, but Autopilot won't allow speeds above 60 km/h (TACC enabled, not Autosteer).
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Do you know any tricks to solve it, or have you heard if Tesla is aware of the problem and plans to fix it?
I'm starting to consider bailing from my leased Tesla and getting a Toyota. The Toyota was able to handle about 70% of the road with its lane keep assist (it struggled with sharp turns), and the newer version should be even better.