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Firmware 8.1 - Autopilot HW1
- Thread starter HankLloydRight
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FYI I used AP going under the rr bridge near my house and it worked fine. Again, I've traveled under the bridge multiple times over the last year and I think this helped validate the underpass as something you can drive under vs an obstruction.
That's what I guessed. Although I was a bit surprised that an interstate that is a major US <-> Quebec crossing wasn't already learned. I saw 1 or 2 other Teslas on the route.
I took the same route again this morning. The time was a bit earlier and the sky was brighter, so the lighting conditions were slightly different from the previous time. I again joined the parkway at Baker St., and drove slowly until traffic around me had pulled ahead so that there would be no cars ahead of me that radar would react to. There was also no one behind me for quite a long way, so I felt safe trying the AP again. I drove a bit slower this time, maybe a tad over 30.
The autopilot working fine, with no untoward reactions to the bridge (or to whatever else the system might have reacted to the first time). I did notice a couple of details I missed before. The incident occurred at or just after a driveway on the right-hand side of the road, into and out of West Roxbury high school. I think I was past it last time, and I do not recall any cars in the driveway, but it is possible there was a car in the drive. Also, the paint markings are clear, but not in quite as good shape as I thought. The instrument cluster "cartoon" did show the lines in the usual way, however.
Anyway, I cannot explain what the system reacted to the last time, but it worked just fine today.
MarcG
Active Member
Photos please! Or even better: video of how it works
Click on the Tesla logo at the top to pull up the "about" screen. Then you'll see an arrow which you swipe down to reveal the drawer. Photos attached!
Mine shows the 007 submarine too; guess its because I have the air suspension.
The day after getting 17.24.28 was driving on a straight portion of a 45mph road the car smoothly moved to the right and back as a large truck passed in the opposing lane. I had to pinch myself to be sure I wasn't dreaming.
SomeJoe7777
Marginally-Known Member
A few things I've noticed with 17.24.28 on AP1:
1. There is a new "Data Sharing" button in Settings -> Safety & Security. This allows you to opt out of data collection. I think this may have been present in some of the Model X software builds and possible some of the Model S AP2 software builds, but it's the first I've seen of it on Model S AP1.
2. I was in the left lane of a multi-lane divided, but non-controlled access road with an esplanade in the middle that had a curb adjacent to the left lane (no lane stripe or side stripe). I engaged TACC/AS, and AS used only the right-hand land marker as guidance. However, the ultrasonic sensors detected the curb and AS steered the vehicle closer to the right-hand lane stripe and held it there for several minutes. It appears that AS is taking a cue from the ultrasonic sensors and steering the vehicle away from things that they detect. I don't think I've seen this before except perhaps to a very minor degree when passing large trucks.
3. The ultrasonics seem to have a faster response to parking obstacles. When you're approaching a parking obstacle, take a look at the distance measurements -- they are updating on the display faster than before.
1. There is a new "Data Sharing" button in Settings -> Safety & Security. This allows you to opt out of data collection. I think this may have been present in some of the Model X software builds and possible some of the Model S AP2 software builds, but it's the first I've seen of it on Model S AP1.
2. I was in the left lane of a multi-lane divided, but non-controlled access road with an esplanade in the middle that had a curb adjacent to the left lane (no lane stripe or side stripe). I engaged TACC/AS, and AS used only the right-hand land marker as guidance. However, the ultrasonic sensors detected the curb and AS steered the vehicle closer to the right-hand lane stripe and held it there for several minutes. It appears that AS is taking a cue from the ultrasonic sensors and steering the vehicle away from things that they detect. I don't think I've seen this before except perhaps to a very minor degree when passing large trucks.
3. The ultrasonics seem to have a faster response to parking obstacles. When you're approaching a parking obstacle, take a look at the distance measurements -- they are updating on the display faster than before.
Not 100% positive, but I seem to recall seeing that months ago. I am not near my car now, so I cannot easily verify that I have it. Be interested what others say....
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Autopilot has done some form of lane biasing for about 2 years, so that's not new.
Over various versions they've adjusted the amount of bias though. The bias right now is a bit stronger than I'd like. When I'm in the far left lane of a divided road (45 mph speed limit) which has a curb to the left and the middle lane to the right, the ultrasonic sensors see the curb and shift to the right side of the lane. I don't like this since it puts me a bit closer to the car next to me, and I'm more concerned about the car next to me veering over into my lane than I am of the curb veering into my lane
.I think summon in reverse just got way better. I always back into my garage using summon and stop it manually(my garage is pretty cluttered this time of year with just a few inches of maneuver room on all sides) before it backs into some boxes or whatever. Tonight it really acted differently. It kind of creeped along cautiously instead of stopping then going when it sensed an obstruction and even stopped(parked) itself without my input for the first time since I've had the car. Pretty cool!
GasKilla
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MarcG
Active Member
Not sure if this is new on 8.1 (17.24.28), but I was driving in traffic last night and the loud BEEP-BEEP-BEEP "imminent collision" warning came on, even though I was just following traffic at low speed and the car in front of me wasn't braking. I looked down at the dash and noticed that the car ahead of the car in front of me turned red, so the system was warning me that 2 cars ahead was a problem. Pretty neat!
BertL
Active Member
Not new, as I've had it happen before -- a couple false alarms like yours and once, well, it was appropriate because of the !#$(*@$% driver ahead of me on his phone, who put on his brake for now reason at all. Now, as to if Tesla has been tweaking the algorithm again, that's anyone's guess.
Very cool. I've never had the car ahead of the car in front of me trigger an alert. Good info.
fasteddie7
Active Member
It wasn't that long ago that Elon posed this: referring to the radar as the primary method of awareness for autopilot. I totally forgot about it! Wonder what happened to that?
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
What happened to what? Elon just tweeted in the last week or so that the "UFO" demo would be ready soon. (I know, I know--what does soon mean?)
Anyway, I think radar already has at least as much weight as the camera now--at least since 8.0 rolled out.
MarcG
Active Member
Since installing 17.24.28, I've noticed that the +5mph limit that I used to only see on undivided roads is being applied on a small section of a large divided freeway.
For those familiar with the Bay Area, it's the section I-80 just east of the second span of the bay bridge while traveling east. In the other direction, there is the bay bridge's toll plaza, so that may be why the speed is limited to 5mph over the speed limit, but it doesn't make any sense in the east-bound direction (especially that everyone else goes at least 70mph in a 50mph zone and my AP1 is now limiting me to 55mph...)
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