Highway trip from Richmond, VA to Franklin County, NC. About 135 miles or so each way primarily via interstates 85 and 95. Average speed was around 68 or so (65mph limit good portion of the way, 60 on some stretches, etc)
Charged the car (2017 90D with AP2 and MCU1, most current software downloaded on Friday) to 100% overnight. (294 estimated total range).
Used Enhanced Auto Pilot/Navigate on Autopilot for about 90% of the trip. Last 10% or so was two lane country back highways, but auto pilot worked very well on those roads too.
Few notes:
- Stopped at South Hill, VA SC station on the way down, but really didnt need to. In fact, it was non-efficient for me to do so as the battery was around the 62% mark or so. Rate of charge was about 65kwh so somewhat slow. Charged it to about 75%. On return trip, battery was much lower upon arrival to South Hill, VA sc, so the charge from wherever I was to the point where the MCU told me I'd have 21% upon arrival at home, was much faster charge. Lesson learned: next trip down to this location (relatives home), I'll simply charge once at South Hill on the return trip. More efficient use of time.
- Had my NOA set to auto lane change without confirmation. About 1/4 of the way into the trip, changed the setting to no-auto lane change/prompt me before changing. Why? I had speed set to maybe 5mph over the posted speed limit cruising along the empty right lane. Each time we neared an exit ramp, noticed that the car would auto-change to the left lane in anticipation of cars entering the interstate from the upcoming entrance ramp for the same exit. (but there were rarely any cars actually entering the interstate from said entrance ramps). And once the car would move into the left lane, it would stay there. And I dont like to cruise along in the left/passing lane.
- When I was still set to auto lane change without confirmation? More than once the car was halfway into an auto lane change from right lane to left lane, when it suddenly beeped warnings and jerked itself semi-violently, back into the right lane. Broad daylight, nothing in the road, no other vehicles around, road straight and clear. Then I saw the pattern. Anytime there were no shadows in the left lane, the lane changes were smooth. But if there were random shadows (see photo), high chance of a failed auto lane change.
-Overall, the use of auto pilot made the trip very pleasurable. Much more relaxing/less tiring.
Charged the car (2017 90D with AP2 and MCU1, most current software downloaded on Friday) to 100% overnight. (294 estimated total range).
Used Enhanced Auto Pilot/Navigate on Autopilot for about 90% of the trip. Last 10% or so was two lane country back highways, but auto pilot worked very well on those roads too.
Few notes:
- Stopped at South Hill, VA SC station on the way down, but really didnt need to. In fact, it was non-efficient for me to do so as the battery was around the 62% mark or so. Rate of charge was about 65kwh so somewhat slow. Charged it to about 75%. On return trip, battery was much lower upon arrival to South Hill, VA sc, so the charge from wherever I was to the point where the MCU told me I'd have 21% upon arrival at home, was much faster charge. Lesson learned: next trip down to this location (relatives home), I'll simply charge once at South Hill on the return trip. More efficient use of time.
- Had my NOA set to auto lane change without confirmation. About 1/4 of the way into the trip, changed the setting to no-auto lane change/prompt me before changing. Why? I had speed set to maybe 5mph over the posted speed limit cruising along the empty right lane. Each time we neared an exit ramp, noticed that the car would auto-change to the left lane in anticipation of cars entering the interstate from the upcoming entrance ramp for the same exit. (but there were rarely any cars actually entering the interstate from said entrance ramps). And once the car would move into the left lane, it would stay there. And I dont like to cruise along in the left/passing lane.
- When I was still set to auto lane change without confirmation? More than once the car was halfway into an auto lane change from right lane to left lane, when it suddenly beeped warnings and jerked itself semi-violently, back into the right lane. Broad daylight, nothing in the road, no other vehicles around, road straight and clear. Then I saw the pattern. Anytime there were no shadows in the left lane, the lane changes were smooth. But if there were random shadows (see photo), high chance of a failed auto lane change.
-Overall, the use of auto pilot made the trip very pleasurable. Much more relaxing/less tiring.