I got a Y in December and of course, I love that thing. I know a lot of people here complain about just about everything, but I’ve had no issues.
I have been really eager to take it on a road trip, and finally took one last week. The itinerary was Minneapolis - Kansas City - Memphis- Nashville, and back via Rockford Illinois.
Total mileage: 2298.
Autopilot (NOA) was so nice, and worked incredibly well. Out of 33 hours of highway driving or so, I drove less than 2 hours. It made the trip so much easier to handle.
I wish I didn’t have to flick the stalk or apply force on the wheel so often, but that’s minor.
Question: I would flick the right stalk up when the display asked for some input. 90% of the time, that worked, but sometimes it didn’t and I had to put force on the wheel instead. Anybody knows the rationale behind that?
I had 3 instances of what it known as “phantom breaking”, always coming up on an underpass. What I noticed is that the car “thought” the speed limit went from 70 to 40. Not sure why, but I’m confident there was a good reason. No harm in the end.
The charging situation which was the other thing I was really curious about went incredibly smoothly as well. I just followed the navigation and it got me there in plenty of time. I also liked the pace; stopping every 90-150 minutes was perfect for my stretching needs. I found it very relaxing.
There’s no doubt that I will be taking many more road trips in the future. Thanks to my Tesla!
I have been really eager to take it on a road trip, and finally took one last week. The itinerary was Minneapolis - Kansas City - Memphis- Nashville, and back via Rockford Illinois.
Total mileage: 2298.
Autopilot (NOA) was so nice, and worked incredibly well. Out of 33 hours of highway driving or so, I drove less than 2 hours. It made the trip so much easier to handle.
I wish I didn’t have to flick the stalk or apply force on the wheel so often, but that’s minor.
Question: I would flick the right stalk up when the display asked for some input. 90% of the time, that worked, but sometimes it didn’t and I had to put force on the wheel instead. Anybody knows the rationale behind that?
I had 3 instances of what it known as “phantom breaking”, always coming up on an underpass. What I noticed is that the car “thought” the speed limit went from 70 to 40. Not sure why, but I’m confident there was a good reason. No harm in the end.
The charging situation which was the other thing I was really curious about went incredibly smoothly as well. I just followed the navigation and it got me there in plenty of time. I also liked the pace; stopping every 90-150 minutes was perfect for my stretching needs. I found it very relaxing.
There’s no doubt that I will be taking many more road trips in the future. Thanks to my Tesla!