I just realized after three months of owning my model S I’ve never had the emergency brake assistance engage. Is there a safe way to test it?
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Emergency brake assistance
- Thread starter Tdblanchard
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Have you set off the warning? Like when a car is turning right and you are approaching too fast the car start flashing red on the screen and a beep to warn you? A little after that it will brake for you. I think it has happened to me when a car emerg braked in front of me. Not sure I would recommend testing because it is not designed to stop you to prevent an accident, but to slow you down and minimize damage/injury.
Ostrichsak
Well-Known Member
I've seen magazines use giant inflatable dummies for their testing purposes. Maybe something along those lines so nothing bad happens other than the dummy if things go wrong? Not really any solid ideas to suggest since it looks like you have an AP1 car we don't tend to have the phantom braking issue that the AP2 cars have which I assume was clever coding to remind you that the safety system works while unsafely panic braking for no apparent other reason at highway speeds in traffic. lol
If you are referring to what Tesla calls "Automatic Emergency Braking," I've had my Model S for nearly 5 years and it has never actuated AEB -- and I thank my lucky stars for that.
What has happened a few times is a "Forward Collision Warning" that something is my path, which is possibly a precursor to AEB actuation. Sometimes it is a false alarm, typically when there is a car or other object next to the road on a curve, and the car's sensors misinterpret my path. Other times, it is when I am too close to a car in front, or a car abruptly cuts in front.
I have also wondered about testing AEB, but would hesitate to do so. I have seen one or two tests on YouTube videos. You might search for those....
I also wondered about testing it. I’m thinking of a large, but light cardboard box with padding on it, tied to a string. I’d drive slowly through an empty parking lot and have my wife pull the string to suddenly place the box in my path. And maybe a second test where the box is stationary and I drive toward it to see if emergency braking engages.
Cheburashka
Active Member
Doubt it will see it. It will most likely drive straight through.
Here's a good look at the efficacy of Teslas AEB from a few days ago: Watch a Model 3 drive straight into a flipped semi on a Taiwan highway
murphyS90D
Member
Radar does not reflect from a cardboard box, it goes right through it so there will be no radar warning component.
wrap it in heavy duty aluminum foil. Ought to be good enough and still lightweight. Definitely needs to be moving In relation to the road to be seen.
there is a YouTube video of a guy who got his buddy to step in front of the car to test these features. I don’t recommend dining that! But it is worth watching to see what the car reacted to (spoiler: no Darwin Award was issued).
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