First off, I realize there are other threads - but I wanted to start one anyways.
We just picked up a 2021 Model 3 with Full Self Drive capability.
I believe I turned on Beta by mistake, and the car is doing weird things.
My first warning: READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL some.
It clearly states Autopilot / Full Self Drive Navigation should really only be used during the day time on highways. Keywords: Daytime, Highways. Now this is not 100% accurate for everyone - we need to be using Full Self Drive everywhere we can to help crowd-train the car. So I believe if you feel you are safe enough, attentive enough and experienced enough, you should continue pushing the limits of your Tesla as long as you do not put you, your passengers or others around you in danger.
PHANTOMS (false-positives)
Phantom 1: Invisible Brick Walls? Your opinion? Spooky! This is the biggest problem we've run into so far is phantoms. We were 180 miles into our trip on Full Self Drive using "Follow The Map" mode (its the little icon with a steering wheel by your Map destination three dots). When you push that button, the car will try to take you to your destination (#todayyoulearned). There were some "hill-like" angles in our highway, such as going over an overpass. Our vehicle went from 80 to 20 mph in 3 seconds because we approached a hill and it probably thought we were going to hit a brick wall.
Phantom 2: Sitting in a Taco Bell drive through (ok don't shame me, I really wanted a mexican pizza), semi trucks were flying from left to right on my screen and the car was just like....ok.
CAR DISTANCE (Autopilot)
CURVES: When you're using automatic acceleration & braking (1 full tap down while driving, not 2 for FSD), you're in control of the steering wheel, but the car is in control of everything else. A dangerous thing to keep in mind is curves. Our car approached a curve at high speeds (enough for us to slide off the road). I had to disable to prevent the car from crashing.
CAR LINKS: Before I got the Model 3, I was heavily watching Youtubes of people reviewing the car. It was boasted you can increase car links to have a more safe travel distance. I would suggest 3 car links if you're depending on your car to make decisions for you. If you're in control of the steering wheel only or on full self drive, 3 car links is enough reaction time to use braking / acceleration. 1-2 is not enough in my opinion, that's pretty close to the car in front of you.
STOP SIGNS (intermittent)
Our car ran a stop sign and if a cop were there, instant ticket. The only reason we trusted the car in that situation is because it had made successful stops at other stop signs, but this one it did not. It may be a result of beta mode.
READ THE MANUAL !!!!
I would like to see more "gotchas" here - things people discovered were falsified information before they bought their Tesla. Just fyi, I'm not getting rid of the car. But there are some misguided representations of what the car can & can't do that you should be aware of for safety reasons. Do not put full trust in the car, you need to bond with it first. Think of it like the dragon things you ride in Avatar. The car is scary for the first time and does things that can crash it. Be responsible, give a small % of your trust in the car at a time, and never 100%. The results may be deadly - and besides, who wants to argue that they totaled their car because they trusted it while they were browsing YouTube or something on the screen. I am extremely serious saying this is Life & Death situations, please pay attention to the features you're using and read the owner's manual before you put your full trust in a feature. Know when things are ON & OFF - know what to expect.
Just my first impression of 24 hours with a Model 3.
See you guys soon, let's add more stuff here!
We just picked up a 2021 Model 3 with Full Self Drive capability.
I believe I turned on Beta by mistake, and the car is doing weird things.
My first warning: READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL some.
It clearly states Autopilot / Full Self Drive Navigation should really only be used during the day time on highways. Keywords: Daytime, Highways. Now this is not 100% accurate for everyone - we need to be using Full Self Drive everywhere we can to help crowd-train the car. So I believe if you feel you are safe enough, attentive enough and experienced enough, you should continue pushing the limits of your Tesla as long as you do not put you, your passengers or others around you in danger.
PHANTOMS (false-positives)
Phantom 1: Invisible Brick Walls? Your opinion? Spooky! This is the biggest problem we've run into so far is phantoms. We were 180 miles into our trip on Full Self Drive using "Follow The Map" mode (its the little icon with a steering wheel by your Map destination three dots). When you push that button, the car will try to take you to your destination (#todayyoulearned). There were some "hill-like" angles in our highway, such as going over an overpass. Our vehicle went from 80 to 20 mph in 3 seconds because we approached a hill and it probably thought we were going to hit a brick wall.
Phantom 2: Sitting in a Taco Bell drive through (ok don't shame me, I really wanted a mexican pizza), semi trucks were flying from left to right on my screen and the car was just like....ok.
CAR DISTANCE (Autopilot)
CURVES: When you're using automatic acceleration & braking (1 full tap down while driving, not 2 for FSD), you're in control of the steering wheel, but the car is in control of everything else. A dangerous thing to keep in mind is curves. Our car approached a curve at high speeds (enough for us to slide off the road). I had to disable to prevent the car from crashing.
CAR LINKS: Before I got the Model 3, I was heavily watching Youtubes of people reviewing the car. It was boasted you can increase car links to have a more safe travel distance. I would suggest 3 car links if you're depending on your car to make decisions for you. If you're in control of the steering wheel only or on full self drive, 3 car links is enough reaction time to use braking / acceleration. 1-2 is not enough in my opinion, that's pretty close to the car in front of you.
STOP SIGNS (intermittent)
Our car ran a stop sign and if a cop were there, instant ticket. The only reason we trusted the car in that situation is because it had made successful stops at other stop signs, but this one it did not. It may be a result of beta mode.
READ THE MANUAL !!!!
I would like to see more "gotchas" here - things people discovered were falsified information before they bought their Tesla. Just fyi, I'm not getting rid of the car. But there are some misguided representations of what the car can & can't do that you should be aware of for safety reasons. Do not put full trust in the car, you need to bond with it first. Think of it like the dragon things you ride in Avatar. The car is scary for the first time and does things that can crash it. Be responsible, give a small % of your trust in the car at a time, and never 100%. The results may be deadly - and besides, who wants to argue that they totaled their car because they trusted it while they were browsing YouTube or something on the screen. I am extremely serious saying this is Life & Death situations, please pay attention to the features you're using and read the owner's manual before you put your full trust in a feature. Know when things are ON & OFF - know what to expect.
Just my first impression of 24 hours with a Model 3.
See you guys soon, let's add more stuff here!