Got Clarification of User Manuals reference to reading road signs (it does not)

[GolanB]

Two weeks ago, I was reading through the most recent version of the Model 3 Owners manual, and the way it was written, it made it sound like the Model 3 had the abillity to read road signs.

More specifically, it stated:

You can also specify how the speed limit is determined: • Relative - The speed limit is determined automatically based on detected traffic signs and GPS data.

See Speed Assist on page 93: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf
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I wrote to Tesla, and got the following clarification. This is what I originally believed, but I thought - hoped - they were alluding to a new feature change:

 

[run-the-joules]

I was going to comment on this as well. I've been under the impression that reading speed limit signs is covered by a mobileye patent, which is why AP1 cars do it but newer cars don't.