Recently bought a used 2019 Model S Performance to replace our fossil BMW 530d. Watched a lot of Bjorn Nyland video's and read much on this forum about the cars. So I more are less knew what was coming, and especially the PB issue. Some users don't have much issues, others a lot.
I like the MS for the performance, consumption, charging infrastructure and interface, but the driver assistance systems are not good.
To be honest, this is much worse then I expected after informing myself, not to say dissappointing.
The PB issue is very annoying, to say the least. For the moment I disable both Automatic Emergency Braking and Obstacle-Aware Acceleration before every drive, though they should no be related to the PB issue. This improves things, but you just can't disable this stuff permanently.
I don't like being nannied when I drive my car. And that's just what this car does. It thinks it knows better then a skilled driver.
On highways the systems work more or less, but on narrow secondary roads, the assistance systems (I use TACC a lot) are a disaster.
TACC s*cks compared to the BMW ACC.
The BMW ACC is so much more stable. Just set the speed and the system works. No agressive braking and a consistent following distance (that does not seem to be the case with TACC). Small roads, highways, bad weather, fog,.., the BMW ACC just works (except when the radar is covered with snow or very heavy rain).
My wife stopped driving the MS on her daily 90 km drive to work and uses back her Mini Electric.
She was completely fed up with the MS assistance systems (she also uses TACC a lot).
Even the ACC of the Mini is far better then the MS. And no PB or other issues... The Mini's technology is i3 based and may be oldschool, but just works.
Off-topic: the headlights of the MS are a joke. The adaptive LED of BMW blows them out of the water, and this is 2014 technology. As is the driving comfort of BMW's Adaptive drive compare to the Tesla air suspension and the noise levels at highway speeds. I can live with the difference in suspension and the noise levels, but not with the poor headlights. They are outright dangerous on dark roads. You just get light in front of the car.
Back on topic: don't plan on keeping this car. The software is just not on point. To many unexplainable quircks, Think I'll keep the MS a year until the BMW i5 Touring comes out and then switch back to BMW.