Has autopilot changed (TACC not disengaging)?

[Mrklaw]

Drove to Brighton today and out the autopilot on on the m25. Normally I don’t bother unless I know I’m staying in a lane because it’s annoying to keep turning off when you indicate and then on again, and having to blend the throttle to maintain speed.

but today when I indicated, the steering kicked off as expected but TACC stayed on. Made for a much simpler move - just indicate, steer then double tap to tee gage lane keeping

has it changed recently or has it always been like that and somehow I’ve not noticed? I’m much more likely it use it even on roads where I’ll need to change lanes fairly often (like I did on the m25)

 

[browellm]

TACC has always had this behaviour, I think. It's only AP that requires manual reengagement.

 

[Durzel]

If you have FSD (or EAP) you don't even have to double tap

(you do end up with a sizeable hole in your bank account though)

 

[adsheff]

It's always done this for me - if you indicate and turn the wheel, auto steering will switch off but auto-speed will remain on. I've had the car since 2019 and this has always been the case.

 

[Mrklaw]

Thanks all. In that case I take back most comments about it being too annoying. Used it for 90% of the trip today and it was fab

 

[Drew57]

Same as the above replies, AP auto steer always disengages as soon as the indicator is used - then change lane & click down again to resume. It's been very smooth since one of the updates in Q4 2020.

(AP only, no EAP/FSD)

 

[Nick77]

The only criticism I have with the auto-speed on either TACC or AP, is that you have to overtake miles back or it slows down even as you cross over into the next lane.

Even set at 1 car length it still slows down too far away and waits too long to speed up again. I have to accelerate myself.

 

[kelvin 660]

And it doesn't speed up until the car in front is completely out of the lane whereas it could start to accelerate when the car in front is crossing the lane...

 

[Mrklaw]

It does seem more forgiving when a car pulls into your lane after overtaking. If it’s within the follow distance but pulling away it won’t slow

 

[Katic1972]

Apologies for the old thread resurrection but I didn’t want to get into bother for creating a new thread.

I’ve got a M3LR. I’ve had it since December I don’t have eap or fsd just basic tacc. Simple question really. I engage tacc by pulling down on the right lever but although it engages fine how do you tell on screen? The little grey steering wheel at the top of the screen just stays grey.

Wouldn’t it make sense to turn the wheel blue for example to show that tacc is active. Grey I believe means tacc is “available”. Or, am I completely off beam here what am I missing?

 

[GRiLLA]

Apologies for the old thread resurrection but I didn’t want to get into bother for creating a new thread.

I’ve got a M3LR. I’ve had it since December I don’t have eap or fsd just basic tacc. Simple question really. I engage tacc by pulling down on the right lever but although it engages fine how do you tell on screen? The little grey steering wheel at the top of the screen just stays grey.

Wouldn’t it make sense to turn the wheel blue for example to show that tacc is active. Grey I believe means tacc is “available”. Or, am I completely off beam here what am I missing?

First terminology

One press down = TACC, just controls your speed
Two presses down = AutopPilot, speed and lane keeping, available on all Tesla

When TACC is engaged the text for the MAX speed becomes black rather than grey, when AutoPilot is engage the wheel becomes blue rather than grey.

I would strongly recommend reading the manual before engaging any of these features. Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla

 

[Katic1972]

Ah right gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Heading out to pay more attention to the max speed colour.