Front Collision Detection

[dadaleus]

Yes, I've had a Mobileye on my S for about 3 months. They are still waiting for Tesla to give them instructions to connect to the CAN bus for accurate speed. In the mean time, Al & Eds used a speed sensor on the tire. This mostly works okay, but it means some increase in false alarms and the speed limit function doesn't work well enough to leave on. But overall, it's still very good at warning me when I'm approaching too fast. This is great for me as I spend 10+ hours a week in stop & go LA traffic. Overall, I highly recommend it, especially after they get the CAN bus worked out.

Tesla: Please help!!

 

[dadaleus]

Update: Al & Eds in West Hollywood figured out how to connect to the Tesla CAN bus to get accurate speed and brake info. My Mobileye is working AWESOME now.

I find it super useful, and now I have the speed limit function turned on and I'm amazed how well it works. It's fantastic at dealing with the stop and go traffic on the freeway I spend so much time in. If you should happen to look away for a moment right when traffic suddenly stops, you get a loud alarm that gets you looking up quick. I am by no means a distracted driver, but LA freeways can be brutal, and I regularly go all the way from SD to LA and back so I've seen it all.

One of the best purchases I ever made. Highly recommended.

 

[byt]

We need an Al & Ed in the San Francisco Bay Area! Anyone know the closest thing to them for us up North??

 

[jerry33]

We need an Al & Ed in the San Francisco Bay Area! Anyone know the closest thing to them for us up North??

Neither the LA nor SF locations will do me a lot of good here in Texas

 

[DrTaras]

We need an Al & Ed in the San Francisco Bay Area! Anyone know the closest thing to them for us up North??

Why trust an imitator when you can have the originator. Al&Ed's of West Hollywood has a transport flat-bed and have done probably more Teslas than all other after-marketers combined!
They did my Roadster (& my other Roadster) http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...-Roadsters/page4?p=40338&viewfull=1#post40338
and now have my S! Give Elie a call! :love:

 

[Mickfair]

Thanks for the reviews on the mobileye. I have an appt scheduled with Al and Ed's in West Hollywood to install Mobileye and Escort system recommended by Dadaleus on my MS. Those that have used them, is their pricing fair? How about for Window tinting etc...

 

[Bluhorizan]

I test drove a Volvo S60 a few months ago and it has an accident avoidance feature which briefly and automatically stops the car when traveling under 20 mph if you are going to hit something ahead of you. Especially useful in stop and go traffic. In fact during the test drive, the dealer had me drive toward a barrier and the car braked automatically and gave me a few seconds to apply the brakes to remain stationary after the initial braking. Doe the mobileye have this potential capability?

 

[DrTaras]

Al & Ed's - West Hollywood - www.AE54.com

Thanks for the reviews on the mobileye. I have an appt scheduled with Al and Ed's in West Hollywood to install Mobileye and Escort system recommended by Dadaleus on my MS. Those that have used them, is their pricing fair? How about for Window tinting etc...

You may see my car in their shop, but no squealing on any changes you see there as they are supposed to be under wraps!
He's also doing my tint!

Elie does not just have great prices, but more importantly he's earned a reputation as standing behind his work!
Otherwise he'd not be in business, in the same place, for as long as he has!

I let him do all my work so I'm not running around to save $5 here or there and open up a complete new can of worms with a new company.
That being said, he has told me, "look, I can make money on you on this or that product, but you're better off buying it over there to save you money!"

He did my Roadster and I first met him when I was shopping it. He's probably done more Teslas than all other customizers combined!
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...-Roadsters/page4?p=40338&viewfull=1#post40338

 

[dadaleus]

Thanks for the reviews on the mobileye. I have an appt scheduled with Al and Ed's in West Hollywood to install Mobileye and Escort system recommended by Dadaleus on my MS. Those that have used them, is their pricing fair? How about for Window tinting etc...

It seemed perfectly fair to me. Frankly I wouldn't trust anyone else.

One suggestion. They put the Escort LED in the center of the hood over the steering wheel display on mine. It seemed like a perfect spot in theory, but at least the way I like to have my seat and the steering wheel arranged, the top of the steering wheel blocks my view of it. I'd suggest putting the LED at the far right side of the hood, or in one of the air vents like someone else on here posted they did theirs.

I'm perfectly happy with the locations of the Mobileye display and the Escort display. The Mobileye is at the bottom of the left windshield pillar. The Escort display is under the 17" screen. (However, we'll have to see if that location interferes with an opportunity console for the center.)

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I test drove a Volvo S60 a few months ago and it has an accident avoidance feature which briefly and automatically stops the car when traveling under 20 mph if you are going to hit something ahead of you. Especially useful in stop and go traffic. In fact during the test drive, the dealer had me drive toward a barrier and the car braked automatically and gave me a few seconds to apply the brakes to remain stationary after the initial braking. Doe the mobileye have this potential capability?

No, it does not control the brakes in the Tesla. That would be too invasive to add on. But the alarm is quite effective at getting your attention.

 

[teslasguy]

Does Mobileye support the 560 version yet for the model s?


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[Electric1]

I test drove a Volvo S60 a few months ago and it has an accident avoidance feature which briefly and automatically stops the car when traveling under 20 mph if you are going to hit something ahead of you. Especially useful in stop and go traffic. In fact during the test drive, the dealer had me drive toward a barrier and the car braked automatically and gave me a few seconds to apply the brakes to remain stationary after the initial braking. Doe the mobileye have this potential capability?

As stated, mobileye does not offer brake interface with their aftermarket products, but they sell to the automakers, and if you have driven the Volvo, you have tried the Mobileye.

PS, I still love mine after almost 3 months. It has protected me against at least 3 idiots!.

 

[dadaleus]

Does Mobileye support the 560 version yet for the model s?

Yes, at least at Al & Ed's West Hollywood, except for automatic high beams. For that reason I prefer the 270 which has all the features of the 560 + highbeam integration - Android integration (which is pretty useless IMO).

 

[teslasguy]

Yes, at least at Al & Ed's West Hollywood, except for automatic high beams. For that reason I prefer the 270 which has all the features of the 560 + highbeam integration - Android integration (which is pretty useless IMO).

I just had the Mobileye 560 installed at Perzan's Auto Radio in Philadelphia. It's great and has the automatic high/low beam integration.
I'm attaching a picture sent to me by Perzan's of President Obama getting a demo of the Mobileye system while on his recent visit to Israel.
Mobileye is headquartered in Israel.

 

[detlefo]

I had the Mobileye 560 system installed on my Model S. The work was done by Paradyme of Sacramento, CA. It was their first Tesla install and working with Mobileye engineers they got all of the functions working. It was a challenge but they stuck with it and the install was very clean. I had them place the device in the tray beneath the flatscreen. I did not want the distraction of it on the dashboard. I can see the display clearly if I want, but, rely on the audible signals. It is primarily and audible system, not visual. I have already had the imminent front collision sound once when a truck in front of me slammed on his brakes. The alert time was sufficient though my foot was already moving to brake. I have been unable to find volunteers to help me test the pedestrian collision warning.

 

[araxara]

It was their first Tesla install and working with Mobileye engineers they got all of the functions working.

How does the automatic high/low beam switching work? Do you leave the stalk in the high beam position? What if you want to flash the high beams when the system has decided that the high beams should be disabled?

 

[detlefo]

I set my lights to auto. For mobileye to work you leave the stalk in the low position. You are still able to flash lights when needed. The system will switch to high when there is no street lighting and you are traveling over 18mph. The system dims when it sees oncoming headlights, tail lights in front, or street lighting. The system does not light the blue high beam indicator on the dash; however, it does display a blue light icon on the mobileye device. I live in a rural area with a lot of deer. With this system I maximize the time the highs are on without blinding other drivers. The system works flawlessly. It took several tries for Paradyme to get it all working, tough to test in a urban area and not a good idea to get up to 18 mph in the garage. Finally, with mobileye engineers on the phone and linked into the configuring computer, they got it all working. Apparently they have an automated configuration process for many cars, but Tesla is too new and the configuration is manual.

 

[araxara]

I had them place the device in the tray beneath the flatscreen. I did not want the distraction of it on the dashboard. I can see the display clearly if I want, but, rely on the audible signals. It is primarily and audible system, not visual.

Have you tested the speed limit indicator (SLI) function via the mobile app and if so, how well does it work? I'm really interested in this feature because there are many times when I didn't notice the speed limit changing. I was hoping the navigation system would provide that, but the SLI function reads the actual speed limit signs.

 

[detlefo]

No I haven't. My wife serves that function.:smile: I'll give it a try and post the results. I'd actually forgotten about that functionality focused more on getting the high beam functioning.

 

[BornToFly]

Do you find the little round display useful? I'm thinking of ordering the less expensive 550, and just using the audible alert.

 

[jyc]

@rdalcanto: We find the round display useful primarily for the following distance display in seconds. It helps us calibrate our following distance. You might not need it though.

Two other reasons to consider the display that I can think of. If none apply to you, it should be fine to forgo it.

1. You're paranoid and want to know that the system is functioning as designed. The display will let you know when it detects a pedestrian/cyclist/car in your lane ahead of you. It's nice to have, but not critical.
2. You want the easiest access to rarely used settings. The display has buttons on it that will let you cycle through the functions, adjust the sensitivity of them, the display brightness as well as the volume of the audible alert. (though my opinion is that the lowest audible setting is still WAY too loud for non-collision alerts, since we have a sleeping baby in the car sometimes). It might be possible to adjust the settings through the phone app, but we haven't tried it yet.

@araxara: speed limit indicator function isn't great in its current incarnation. Doesn't show in the little display, only via the phone app. So if your phone isn't mounted somewhere permanently visible while you're driving with bluetooth on and the MobileEye app running, you don't get the indicator. Used it a few times, and it works well, but remarkably inconvenient for me. Would rather Tesla build in a speed limit indicator either in the dash or the map display like some other cars do. Granted, the data might be off/old (the MobileEye seems to do image recognition, and therefore gets the current speed limit), but there are few roads I travel where I get on AFTER the speed limit sign and there isn't another for a very long way and therefore never get the indicator. If those types of road situations are common for your location or where you travel, it might not be that useful.