Awaiting delivery of my new MY, but having some second thoughts. My main reason for purchase is ADAS safety features to avoid accidents. Very disconcerting are YT videos of a Tesla plowing into a car that turned in front of them with no Autopilot intervention. Then there is this statement by Tesla as a result of the much publicized DelRay Beach, FL fatal crash more than 2 years ago:
“NTSB says Tesla informed it that the Model 3's forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking systems were not designed to activate for crossing traffic or to prevent crashes at high speeds.
Tesla said the Autopilot vision system did not detect the truck as an object or threat as it crossed the path of the car.”
Maybe I should consider the Hyundai Ionic 5 that claims to have cross and oncoming traffic detection/avoidance? Appears to me that Tesla has no intention of “adding these capabilities to Autopilot or they would have by now. Perhaps FSD would solve this but $200/month is a lot for this retiree that only drives 4k miles/year.
To be clear, I REALLY want a Tesla, and at my age, I can’t wait forever, but I also need a car with the best ADAS I can afford.
Thoughts?
“NTSB says Tesla informed it that the Model 3's forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking systems were not designed to activate for crossing traffic or to prevent crashes at high speeds.
Tesla said the Autopilot vision system did not detect the truck as an object or threat as it crossed the path of the car.”
Maybe I should consider the Hyundai Ionic 5 that claims to have cross and oncoming traffic detection/avoidance? Appears to me that Tesla has no intention of “adding these capabilities to Autopilot or they would have by now. Perhaps FSD would solve this but $200/month is a lot for this retiree that only drives 4k miles/year.
To be clear, I REALLY want a Tesla, and at my age, I can’t wait forever, but I also need a car with the best ADAS I can afford.
Thoughts?